Lakers guard and NBA fan favorite Nick Young (or Swaggy P) was brought up in trade rumors, but as the NBA trade deadline came and went, the swag stayed.
Nick Young concludes his media sesh after practice today with a huge smile: “Can’t get rid of Swaggy P!” #NBATradeDeadline
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) February 18, 2016
Young got to experience the joy of staying in Los Angeles twice, because he revealed to reporters that he thought the trade deadline was the day before.
Nick Young said he thought the trade deadline was yesterday. so when he showed up at practice yesterday, he said, “I’m still a Laker!”
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 18, 2016
When asked about Young’s mistaken trade deadline date, Lakers coach Byron Scott responded, “I don’t think Nick pays a whole lot of attention to current events.”
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