Kyrie Irving And Lebron James Relationship Was Worse Than We Thought

According to ESPN and featured on the FOXSports, the Cleveland Cavaliers star is like a lone wolf after he refused to talk to his teammates during the 2016-2017 playoffs season. Irving’s request to be traded apparently stemmed from last years finals wherein he was unable to connect with fellow teammate Lebron James.

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin expressed his doubts that even the Phoenix Suns, who hired former Cavalier James Jones is even contemplating on acquiring Kyrie Irving. As opposed to rumors that the Suns are willing to trade Dragan Bender, Eric Bledsoe and a first rount pick in 2018 NBA draft for Kyrie Irving seems impossible.

McMenamin relayed what Jones had seen from Irving during last season’s playoff run. According to McMenamin, Jones said Irving went days without speaking to his teammates.  

 “Phoenix, of course, hired James Jones this offseason,” said McMenamin. “James Jones has been inside that locker room. … He saw Kyrie Irving in the playoffs this year, in between the first round when they beat Indiana and the second round when they played Toronto, go consecutive days without speaking to a teammate at practice — on that stage.

“It’s one thing to say people go through their ups and downs during the regular season, but when you get to the playoffs, when ‘the main thing is the main thing,’ we’re brothers and we’re pulling together to get this thing done, even at that level, there were still things that made him sullen or reclusive from his teammates. I’m not so sure if Phoenix would be interested in that type of deal.”

The Suns hired Jones as vice president of basketball operations back in July.

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