In Game 4, Kyrie Irving decided to spend his night attending the Lakers game.
On the surface, that shouldn’t be a big deal.
An NBA player going to watch an NBA game in his offseason is pretty normal.
But with Kyrie, he’s not just any other player.
This was Kyrie showing he wants to be a Laker.
This was Kyrie holding the Mavs to the fire to ensure they give him a max offer this summer.
Really, who the hell knows?
That happens every single day that ends in Y.
As you’re free to expect, Kyrie decided to weigh in
Here’s the thing with this.
For the most part, these types of NBA rumors are almost always bullshit.
When it comes to Kyrie though, there’s precedent with this stuff.
When he was called out on this, he deflected.
He said it was the media just making shit up per usual.
Hm, doesn’t that sound a little familiar to everyone?
He’s basically calling out Windy for making everything up.
In previous years, I could maybe understand that.
He’s kind of been on a heater lately.
Now how he gets to the Lakers is a different discussion.
The alternative is what, losing Kyrie for nothing?
Is that worse than having to bring in players who most likely won’t make a difference for you?
Save the money and cap flexibility and figure something else out.
To make the money work, what good do players like Malik Beasley, Mo Bamba etc have?
How does that keep Luka happy?
In terms of free agent dollars, the Lakers still need to find a way to keep Austin Reaves.
Maybe Kyrie knows that and that’s why he’s saying all these rumors are bullshit.
Or, he’s doing what he so often does and is deflecting and putting everything on the media.
The good news is were about a month away from knowing the truth.
