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Late last night, in the dying minutes of April Fool's Day, Justin Anderson and Teven Jones played a cruel, cruel prank on Wahoo fans, when Jones, now at Tarleton State University, sent out the following tweet:
Happy for my bro @JusAnderson1 on his decision to Enter the draft. Freshmen year seems like yesterday. Good luck bro! pic.twitter.com/LZA7iVfHvQ
— Teven Jones (@TSU_Tev55) April 2, 2015
It's April Fool's Day right? We can't fall for that! But the fact that it was retweeted by Anderson himself seemed to legitimize it, as did Teven's smooth denial when asked:
@CavalierBlue @JusAnderson1 he called me and told me lol
— Teven Jones (@TSU_Tev55) April 2, 2015
Reactions were quick. Reporters announced Anderson's intentions to declare for the NBA Draft, while fans everywhere panicked, and started to wish him well.
Luckily, it was just six minutes later that Teven and Anderson confirmed the whole thing was just an April Fool's prank:
Okay Okay guys I'm just playing don't hate me #AprilFools #JusPutMeUpToIt
— Teven Jones (@TSU_Tev55) April 2, 2015
Don't scare us like that again, guys! If six minutes without Anderson were so harrowing, I'd hate to imagine what would happen if he left Virginia for good. (Even if it's not 'til after he graduates next season. We won't handle it well either way).