Brooklyn Nets- Kyrie Irving drama is really validating all the haters
The Nets and Kyrie Irving are enduring drama they don’t need to.
Remember the Kyrie Irving “mood swings” report last season that suggested the Brooklyn Nets were in a tough spot? Remember this offseason when Irving called reporters a bunch of pawns and refused to enter meaningless Zoom calls? The haters were out in full force, giving Nets fans all the grief.
For a moment, it was the Nets who were laughing. They started off the season hot, and the pairing of Irving and Kevin Durant looked unstoppable. But then came a few losses, a little COVID situation, and Irving … deciding not to play? Yup, the star point guard hasn’t participated in the last two games because of “personal reasons.”
Those reasons appear to be completely unknown. Head coach Steve Nash spoke to reporters about the whole fiasco and let’s just say it’s not making anybody look good.
Steve Nash said he does not know why Kyrie Irving won't play tonight against the Sixers, as in, he is unaware of what KI's personal issue is. Nash said he reached out to Kyrie and did not hear back
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) January 7, 2021
First, when Irving didn’t play against the 76ers, the Nets had no answers. Didn’t even get a phone call or a warning! Some reports have suggested Irving isn’t playing because of what happened Wednesday when the pro-Trump mobbed stormed Capitol Hill, but we’re unsure how true any of it really is.
If that’s the case, he could clear it up by responding to the authority figures in his life.
Then, on Friday night, Nash finally got in touch with Irving, who also didn’t play in the team’s game against the Grizzlies … and we have no idea if he’ll play against the Thunder on Sunday. The game is in Oklahoma City.
Steve Nash said he’s messaged with Kyrie Irving — who did not travel to Memphis for today’s game — yesterday. Nash said Irving’s status for Sunday against OKC has yet to be determined.
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 8, 2021
We obviously know Irving couldn’t care less, but his actions, yet again, are giving the haters and naysayers the necessary ammo to continue their verbal onslaught and bring more negative attention to the Nets. And they’re not necessarily wrong that Irving brings drama wherever he goes. We’ve seen it in Cleveland, Boston and now Brooklyn.
Everyone wishes this wasn’t the case, but Irving continues to make things worse. If he wants to take a stand, perhaps letting the world know he wouldn’t be showing up to work would be a start. That’d be the professional thing to do.
In this day and age, the players wield so much of the power. Irving can do whatever he wants, but his failure to respect his team and organization with his most recent actions in the form of ghosting them for potentially three games only puts a target on his back.
