Patrick Patterson learned he’d been traded before ‘Hunger Games’ movie, watched it anyway...

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Some professional athletes have a general sense of when they might get traded, due to the perpetual churn of the rumor mill and the fact that many such players request their trades in the first place. For most inclusions in trades, however, a deal can serve as a major surprise. These so-called throw-ins and make-weights don't have the luxury of anticipating being moved. It's always a possibility, but it can be made reality with little warning. Take, for instance, the recent example of new Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson. Dealt from the Sacramento Kings in the surprising Rudy Gay-centric trade reported by Yahoo's own Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears on Sunday, Patterson discovered his fate in the middle of some quality time with his mother at the movies. However, he did not let the news of the trade get in the way of his plans. From Eric Koreen for the National Post :

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What was he supposed to do? Run screaming from the theater, cursing the Great God Naismith?
 
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