It was Saturday afternoon. Cold, but sunny and not a cloud in the sky. No wind, no snow. Perfectly still, one might say.
And then, the tweet.
Minutes passed that felt like hours, days even. And then, the next tweet.
Minnesota has traded Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to Philadelphia for Robert, Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round draft pick, league sources tell me and @JonKrawczynski.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 10, 2018
Let’s back up for a moment. There are three important things in my life: calzones, the Marquette Golden Eagles and the Philadelphia 76ers.