Updated: May 1, 2012, 1:21 pm ET

Gerald Wallace Found Trade ‘Shocking’

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Gerald Wallace returned to the Rose Garden as part of the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday, his first game in Portland since being traded on March 15. Before the game, Wallace met with Portland reporters in the visiting locker room and talked about the trade, his former team and other topic. Some of the highlights:

On his reaction to the trade:

“It was kind of shocking. I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t think I was on the trading block. It was kind of surprise to me. But at the same time, it’s a business, and you get used to it.”

via Mike Tokito of The Oregonian

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