Knicks teammates, NBA world reacts to shocking Kristaps Porzingis trade

Trier, Knox, and Kanter all among players that reacted

1/31/2019, 9:56 PM

The NBA world has been turned on its head with the Knicks and Mavs striking a blockbuster deal to send Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas. And, as one would expect, the Twitterverse exploded in shock to the surprising news.

The totality of the deal is the Knicks sending Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee, and Trey Burke to the Mavs in exhchange for DeAndre Jordan, Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, and a future first-round pick that can't be this season with Dallas not owning one.

So, without further ado, here are just some of the Twitter reactions from around the NBA on the big move, starting with Porzingis himself...

Trey Burke, on the other hand, thanked the Knicks and New York City for everything...

The Knicks' rookie had the exact opposite reaction to the news...

One Knick that also might be traded before the Feb. 7 deadline is Enes Kanter, who began tweeting two emojis next to each other after the news broke...

Moving outside New York, Sixers C Joel Embiid found it amusing to say the least...

The news journeyed to the other major sports, with Jets S Jamal Adams not happy with the move...

The music world also felt it. Rapper J. Cole, who is a known Mavs fan and was present at the Knicks-Mavs contest at The Garden Wednesday night, was ecstatic to see the deal included his friend in Smith Jr. joining New York.

Even Twitter itself was mind-blown by the news... 

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