Irving takes swipe at a report on bizarre contract demand
Irving takes swipe at a report on bizarre contract demand: Kyrie Irving is not someone who stays silent.
The Nets star, amidst an offseason rife with rumors surrounding his future, called out NBA insider Ric Bucher on 11th August 2022.
Bucher, on his “On the Ball” podcast, informed that Irving had some requests for his next contract. He has chosen to opt-in for one year at $36.9 million with Brooklyn.
“[Nets owner] Joe Tsai has already shown he’s willing to play hardball with Kyrie by taking a max extension off the table almost immediately,” Bucher said. “Now, part of that may be Kyrie’s doing. I am told he wanted his new contract to guarantee he would not have to play more than 60 games in a season and would not have to play any back-to-backs, which he apparently referred to as inhumane.”
Irving was quick to respond to a tweet quoting his so-called demands with a GIF that shows a baseball player doffing his hat, indicating that Bucher is “capping,” or “lying.”
The 30-year-old’s agent disputed a Post report that he hated Nets GM Sean Marks and coach Steve Nash. He followed this up with an apparent swipe at the media.
“When you are ready to Break free from the media’s control over your subconscious thoughts and emotions, meet me on One of my platforms and let us chop it up,” he wrote in his tweet. “We, the A11 Even tribe, love our conversations about the TRUTH and what is truly happening. Welcome to the PARADIGM SHIFT.”
Irving has been at or around the center of many of Brooklyn’s recent woes or anguish. The guard, Irving, has missed a sizable chunk of the 2021-22 season. The reason was the local and Canadian vaccine mandates.
Irving saw his name pop up in trade rumors. This notably involved the Lakers and LeBron James. Kevin Durant reportedly told Tsai to either fire Marks and Nash or trade him.