LeBron James Denies Report of Him Being Angry with Kyrie Irving

The recent news that sent shockwaves around the NBA is that Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade. Irving has been a huge part of the Cavaliers recent success, helping them to three straight NBA Finals and winning one in 2016. He is one of the best players in all of basketball playing on one of the best teams in all of basketball.

So him requesting a trade to teams like the Miami Heat and New York Knicks left NBA fans shocked because of the current situation he is in. When the report of him wanting a trade came out, it also came out that the reasoning behind Kyrie wanting a trade was because he is tired of playing sidekick to LeBron James.

LeBron often overshadows Kyrie because he is the best player in the league and the most popular. People think of LeBron James first when they hear the Cavaliers, not Kyrie Irving despite how great of a point guard he is.

The news of him wanting out reportedly shocked LeBron. He was “blindsided” by Irving’s request and, according to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, wanted to “beat [Kyrie’s] ass.”

Although he was reportedly shocked and blindsided by the news, LeBron took to Twitter after Stephen A. Smith’s report and attacked Smith’s information.

Instead of using President Trump’s famous #FakeNews line, LeBron put his own spin on it and tweeted #NotFacts.

Stephen A. did not stand by and let LeBron accuse him of lying. He also took to Twitter to defend himself and his journalistic integrity.

Stephen A. claims that the information he put out regarding how LeBron felt about Kyrie after his trade request came directly from LeBron’s camp. “If LeBron James was in front of Kyrie Irving, I was told, QUOTE, he would be tempted to whup his ass,” said Smith. “That’s what was told to me,” Smith said to The Big Lead. “I did not speculate, I did not put that out there, it was told to me. Verbatim.”

Smith also revealed that he has some secret information regarding LeBron James and the Cavaliers 2010 loss in the second round of the playoffs to the Boston Celtics. The year before LeBron went to Miami. “…The real story about what happened with LeBron James against Boston the spring before he decided to leave Cleveland and take his talents to South Beach,” said Smith.

It most likely never will be revealed exactly what LeBron James said about Kyrie and exactly what was told to Stephen A. The larger story is that the cavaliers have a crucial decision on their hands now regarding the future of their point guard.

Because teams know that he wants out, they have leverage in trade negotiations with the Cavs. Thus, Cleveland’s front office may not ever get a deal they believe to be fair value for a 25 year old in-their-prime player. They could elect to keep Irving to start the season, however that could create very awkward tension between Kyrie and his teammates as well as Kyrie and the Cleveland fan base.

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