Josh Hart Says He Found Out He Was Traded Via Twitter
For nearly all professional athletes, getting traded is a hard reality, especially if a player works hard to find success in an organization. Josh Hart, who was sent from the Lakers to the Pelicans this offseason, believes his former team could have made the process of trading him easier to handle.
“I played my ass off for the purple and gold,” Hart said (via his Twitter account). “Played hurt and never had an excuse. I’m truly grateful to the Lakers organization and I do understand the NBA is a business. But as a player you just want the courtesy of a phone call saying I got traded and not finding out on Twitter.”
The Lakers jettisoned Hart, Lonzo Ball, and Brandon Ingram along with a bounty of draft picks to the Pelicans in the Anthony Davis trade. For Los Angeles, it was a chance to raise their ceiling; for New Orleans, it was a chance to begin a rebuild after realizing they were going to lose one of their best players in franchise history. Hart, along with Zion Williamson and a bevy of new faces, will usher in a new Pelicans era during the 2019/20 season.
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