The Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns.

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The Brooklyn Nets reportedly traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns.

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News that Kevin Durant is leaving the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster commerce despatched followers right into a frenzy Thursday.

“That is insane,” one fan, Joe Brooks, advised NPR. “I can’t believe that they actually did it. You know, this is probably the best player that the Brooklyn Nets have ever had in their franchise history.”

Following the information, Brooks, a Philadelphia-based legal professional and longtime Nets fan, tweeted a photograph of seven of his jerseys, including three Durant jerseys.

“It was a tough pill to swallow this morning to say the least,” Brooks stated.

The Brooklyn Nets traded Durant, together with ahead, T.J. Warren, to the Phoenix Suns, in response to a number of shops, together with the Associated Press and ESPN. The Suns would be the fourth NBA franchise for the 34-year-old Durant, who beforehand performed for the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors.

The information additionally comes days after the Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks. These departures, coupled with the Nets buying and selling James Harden to Philadelphia final yr, marks the top of the Big Three’s tenure collectively.

“It’s not the first time we’ll be in competition as brothers,” Irving said, following the information. “I’m just praying for his happiness.”

Fans voiced their frustrations over Durant’s departure on social media, together with sharing photos of jerseys of now former Nets. For people who need one, the NBA will ship a free placement to prospects who bought a jersey shortly after a participant switched groups, per its store policy.

“Why would anyone spend their hard earned money on an NBA jersey nowadays with this kind of player movement,” ESPN’s Linda Cohn tweeted.

Fellow athletes additionally took to social media to collectively react to the Durant commerce. Fellow NBA gamers like Boston Celtics ahead Grant Williams, Nets ahead Royce O’Neale and New York Knicks guard Evan Fournier tweeted their disbelief.

“Can’t even go to sleep early anymore this time of the year,” C.J. McCollum, who performs for the the New Orleans Pelicans, tweeted.

But not everyone seems to be upset by the information: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego shared her approval of the commerce. “Expensive, but worth it,” Gallego tweeted, alongside a photograph of an awning with the phrase “Durant’s.”