Trade news often breaks on the internet before players are notified, as was the case for Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes.
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ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday night that Dallas had traded Barnes to Sacramento:
This was one of several trades made that night, but it immediately stood out because Barnes was playing in a game for the Mavericks when the news of his trade broke.
The internet had a tough time trying to figure out if Barnes knew whether he’d been traded:
It seems someone eventually let the 26-year-old in on the trade news:
Probably not the way Barnes thought his night was going to go.
