Lonzo found out Lakers had traded him through social media
Former Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball learned of his offseason trade to the New Orleans Pelicans the same way most fans heard about the news.
"I found out on Twitter," Ball told REAL 92.3 LA's Big Boy. "We was in the car. We had just left my grandfather's house, on the way to (La)Melo's Drew League game."
Though reports of the agreement broke in late June, Ball was officially dealt to the Pelicans on July 6 alongside Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and a number of future draft considerations in exchange for perennial All-Star big man Anthony Davis.
Still, it's not as if the move caught the 21-year-old off guard.
"I kind of knew I was going to get traded," Ball admitted.
"I'd just been in the trade talks for so long. And then, it's Anthony Davis. L.A. is going to do what they gotta do to get superstars."