A couple of Utah Jazz fans took news of the Rodney Hood/Joe Johnson trade really, REALLY hard. Here’s the video evidence…
When the Utah Jazz chose to part ways with Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson before the NBA trade deadline, fan reaction to the move ran the gamut. For the most part, the sentiment in Jazzland was positive after Thursday’s big move. However, a handful of diehards were shattered by what went down.
This is their story.
Where viral videos are concerned, the crazy ramblings of anesthetized people are some of the best. So too are the emotional outbursts of small children. Is it wierd that I feel this way? Hello darkness, my old friend.
In any event, here we have examples of both; each one documenting a first reaction to the trade. And they are glorious.
The first one is an instant classic. Real tears are cried here by an adult man over the “suckiness” of Utah’s incoming players. Namely, Derrick Rose and, to a lesser degree, Jae Crowder. Behold the angst of a trade seemingly gone awry —
Note to self: Never going under anesthesia during the NBA trade deadline 😂😂😂 #expertanalysis #derrickrosesucks #nbatradedeadline @utahjazz @JazzNationNews @redrock_bball @KSLcom @desnewssports @DJJazzyJody pic.twitter.com/OEi2YMy1VG
— Darren Muir (@dmacalaca) February 9, 2018
Despite the heavy narcotics, it’s hard to argue with this assessment. Rose is undoubtedly a shell of his former self and Crowder was having a down year with the Cleveland Cavaliers after balling out in Beantown under Brad Stevens.
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Nevertheless, I’m guessing that this guy is feeling a lot better about the Hood/Crowder swap with the crazy juice out of his system. Rose is already on the outs and Crowder should have a good opportunity to rediscover himself in Salt Lake City.
Drug-addled or not, though, I have to admire his passion.
Of course, this five-year-old girl may have him beat in that department. When she was informed that her favorite player, Iso Joe himself, would no longer be getting crunch-time buckets for Quin Snyder’s crew, she was pretty distraught in her own right —
I understand it had to be done #UtahJazz but now this 5 year old needs a new favorite player pic.twitter.com/NL3t4EQd1r
— Kerwin (@Kerdaddy) February 8, 2018
Given Johnson’s playoff heroics last spring, she’s probably not alone here.
Leave it to Joe Ingles to try to set things right for her —
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