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Boston Celtics: Initial reactions to Gordon Hayward signing with Charlotte

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Saturday afternoon, it was reported that Gordon Hayward would be leaving the Boston Celtics, inking a $120 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets.

Boston Celtics fans, the Houdini gets it — you’re upset.

Not necessarily because Gordon Hayward has left the franchise, but it’s the way in which the split took place, and all the ideas of “what could have been” still ruminating at the forefront of your noggin.

As we all were heading to bed Friday night, rumors were starting to circulate that the Cs and Pacers were in talks to strike some sort of sign-and-trade that would have sent the Indiana native home.