It all started shortly before 8pm PT on Tuesday night with the following tweet:
About two hours later, Dave McMenamin of ESPN responded:
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https://twitter.com/mcten/status/877391707981189120
You may notice that Steph Curry isn't listed among the eight players.
As "Warriors/NBA Twitter" took notice, so did Curry's sister Sydel:
On Wednesday morning, McMenamin tweeted:
None of this would have happened if former Warriors assistant GM Travis Schlenk -- now the GM of the Hawks -- hadn't traded Dwight Howard to the Hornets earlier in the day.
Thanks, Travis...
https://twitter.com/mcten/status/877394258822664192
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller