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Kyrie Irving wanted more than one explanation after being called by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on social media:
A11Even @KyrieIrving
KYRIE participated !!! pic.twitter.com/89B4kzgJQG
“You know what that means to me? I guess he’s a pawn too, eh,” Smith said. “So you have to go to work. You have to show up for work … You have to go up there and make that money.”
Smith then responded angrily to Irving’s tweet:
Stephen A Smith @stephenasmith
Oh, you have it twisted brother! Great time! pic.twitter.com/pgaMbltEVX
Irving exercised his $ 37 million player option for 2022-23 following rumors of signing and change scenarios, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. According to reports, the base presented a list of teams for possible exchanges, while the Los Angeles Lakers showed interest in return, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
In the end, he will return to Brooklyn for a fourth season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2023. After playing just 103 games in the last three years, there is pressure to prove himself to get a new contract this summer. coming.