Kyrie Irving Delivers Message to Lakers Star LeBron James Amid Drama

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James spent a lot of time together and obviously, he has something to say about the big drama. There have been several stories about these two. Irving definitely added fuel to the fire with the comments he made in 2020. He said that Kevin Durant was the best clutch player and LeBron’s fans didn’t really like this.

Yes, people still talk about these two and Irving decided to bring the topic to the table again. In a May 6 interview on Boardroom’s “The ETCs” podcast, Irving praised LeBron and wanted to make sure everyone knows it. He didn’t try to disrespect the GOAT with the Durant thing.

“Shout out to LeBron, you know what I mean. He felt like I was slighting him, and I would never slight him in a way that would probably make him go and have to respond to things like that, you know what I mean?” Irving said. “I respected the hell out of him. We’ve been through our own battles as teammates, as competitors together. So like that that’s all part of it, bro.

“It’s all fun, but when you gotta — like, when you gotta — go and communicate through alternative channels, that only makes things worse. You feel me? You know what I mean? That’s like water under the bridge in terms of how people perceive what’s being said and then how I actually meant it.”

Kyrie Irving gets reaction from LeBron James about the drama

How does LeBron feel about it? He heard the comments Irving made and sort of understood his point. The king wouldn’t agree on that one for sure.

“So, when I heard the comment that Kyrie made, I wanted to one, not only find the whole transcript but also call my people, ‘Send me the whole transcript,’” James noted during a December 8, 2020 interview on the “Road Trippin’” podcast. “And I heard that he had did it on K.D.’s podcast. I was a little, like, damn. Once I got the whole transcript, I was, like, damn. I wasn’t. like, ‘Ah, you tripping, I’m hitting winning shots my whole life.’ I was not like that. Yes, I was, like, damn, because you [Richard Jefferson] were there for a couple seasons. I mean, I played with Kyrie for three seasons.

“The whole time while I was there, I only wanted to see him be a MVP of our league. I only cared about his success, and it just didn’t align. It just didn’t align, and we was able to win a championship. That’s the craziest thing, we were still able to win a championship, and we could never align. But I only cared about his well-being both on and off the floor, and it kind of, like, it kind of hurt me a little bit.”

The Lakers could have signed Irving last year. They showed interest in him because the Nets were open for talks. It didn’t happen. We don’t know what the future holds for Irving.