Shaq Finds Out He’s Been Traded To Cleveland…Through Twitter

Big news: Shaquille O’Neal has been traded from the Suns to Cleveland Cavaliers. And he apparently found out about it on Twitter. Here’s the thread, as far as I can piece it together:

@allonso: @THE_REAL_SHAQ is it true u a CLEVELAND CAVALIER (12:33 am)

@THE_REAL_SHAQ: @allonso I didn’t hear dat yet (12:34 am)

@THE_REAL_SHAQ: @jds1258 I dnt have cable (12:34 am)*

@DJJTR3Y: @THE_REAL_SHAQ: @the_real_shaq U CLEVELAND BOUND…shaq found out he was traded thru twitter! lmao….hahahaaaaaa (12:34 am)

@THE_REAL_SHAQ: @DJJTR3Y I kno right (12:35 am)

@allonso: @THE_REAL_SHAQ *-*-ESPN NOW*-*- (12:35 am)

@allonso: @THE_REAL_SHAQ ESPN had like a 8 min piece on it said its a DONE DEAL you a Cavalier but aint beliving it till the BIG @THE_REAL_SHAQ SINGS (12:38 am)

@THE_REAL_SHAQ: Thanks kareem, salaam alaikum (4:17 am)**

*Not in response to a Cleveland tweet, but indicative perhaps of why he heard via Twitter and not, say, ESPN

**Not in response to anyone on Twitter. Presumably it’s that Kareem (you know, the one in Airplane).

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