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CJ McCollum Reveals He Texted Kevin Durant To Confirm He Was Traded To The Suns

CJ McCollum couldn't believe it when Kevin Durant was traded to the Phoenix Suns so he texted KD himself to confirm if it had actually happened.

Divij Kulkarni
Feb 18, 2023
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Kevin Durant joining the Phoenix Suns has shaken up the Western Conference in a major way. The Suns were struggling to replicate last season’s success and the team seemed to be on a downward trajectory, but acquiring Kevin Durant has changed all that. The trade came as a surprise to most folks, without even mentioning the time at which the news first broke. 

The news that Kevin Durant would be joining the Phoenix Suns broke late at night, with the massive package the Suns had traded for him also being revealed. A lot of fans, especially the ones who live on the East Coast, didn’t even find out about it until they woke up the next morning. 

And fans weren’t the only people that were surprised, the reports before the trade suggested that media members also thought KD wouldn’t be traded till the offseason. The asking price for him seemed to be too massive for any teams to move for him, but the Suns made a big offer and were able to get the deal done. Even NBA players couldn’t believe what had just happened. 


CJ McCollum On His Surprised Reaction To Hearing About The Kevin Durant Trade

CJ McCollum had one of the more hilarious responses to the Kevin Durant trade, calling out Ja Morant for his comments about the Western Conference. And he recently revealed his initial surprise at the KD trade, and what he did right after he heard about it. 

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“I went home and I was actually really hungry so I got up out the bed to get something to eat. And I just happened to check my phone and it was like, ‘9 minutes ago, Kevin Durant was traded.’ And I was like, ‘What? This is weird.’ So then I text K, and I say, ‘Is this real?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, it’s real.’

“I didn’t know whether to believe it or not. You know how you see some stuff, and it’s like midnight. 12:30 Central Time, which is like 1:30 Easter. And I’m like, this is kind of late for a trade to be going through, is this Woj’s handle?”

Texting Kevin Durant directly is one way to confirm something like this, but McCollum’s reaction is a representation of what a lot of people felt. The trade went down quickly, and now KD is a Sun. Once he returns, the team is going to be a nightmare for any other team to go up against. 

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ByDivij Kulkarni
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Divij Kulkarni is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He has covered the NBA and the English Premier League, with 4 years of experience in creating sports content. Finding exciting and intriguing content about all things NBA is both his job and his passion. Divij loves the Dallas Mavericks and can be regularly observed getting emotional during games. Outside of basketball, he enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi novels, consuming copious amounts of movies and TV, and spending time with his dog, Olivia. Expertise: NBA, Historical Sports ResearchFavorite Team: Dallas MavericksFeatured On HoopsHype, Sports Illustrated, Secret Base, MSNPrevious Work: Tribuna
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