“You got certain cats that everything is OK” Stephen A. Smith openly admits to his issue with Kyrie Irving
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On a recent episode of I Am Athlete, the famed NBA analyst Stephen A Smith discussed his issues with some players, most notably Kyrie Irving. Kyrie Irving has been one of the most divisive figures of his generation and has been called out numerous times on social media for these reasons, Stephen A Smith is seen again and again criticizing the player for his bad attitude.
On the I Am Athlete podcast, Smith explained his issue with Kyrie, who sat out all of last season, saying, “Kyrie is an amazing talent who works hard, works at his craft, conscientious brother, his heart is in the right place. court, he wants to do good things for people, he wants to be helpful, not a bad person, that’s all. But it has something you can all talk about.”
Kyrie Irving’s forgettable last season
Last season, the Brooklyn nets were expected to win it all with a roster consisting of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden, they became known as the new big 3, but few could have seen what was to come next. Due to the covid pandemic, it was necessary for players to be vaccinated in order to continue in the league, but not everyone agreed to the terms
One such sports celebrity was Kyrie Irving, who refused to be vaccinated as a result. The seven-time All-Star was suspended in October before returning as a part-time player in December. The vaccination requirement for athletes was lifted by New York City Mayor Eric Adams on March 26, just days before the start of the NBA postseason due to his immunization status, Irving played in only 29 games last season.
Despite being a fantastic player, Kyrie Irving has been inconsistent. Last season, he averaged a career-high 27.4 points per game and made 41.8% of his 3-point attempts, but he also missed more than 50 games. Kyrie did play against Celtics last season after his vaccination fiasco but wasn’t particularly of help as the team got swept right in the first round of the play-offs.
Stephen Smith on Kyrie Sitting out last season
Speaking on the issue Stephen A Smith said “You got certain cats that everything is OK as long as they do it on their own terms. If you ask them to do it on somebody else’s terms, they got a problem with it, which I respect when you’re an entrepreneur. But when you got your hand off somebody else’s money, you gotta capitulate to something. You can’t just sit up here and do what you wanna do!”
He further discussed some of Irving’s attention-grabbing headlines ““Kyrie’s the reason KD (Kevin Durant) in Brooklyn. Kyrie’s the reason (coach) Steve Nash in Brooklyn. … Kyrie and them the reason that Kenny Atkinson is out as the head coach. Brooklyn lays out the carpet for you. If I got you, and you, and you to do something, I’m in. Because y’all here because of me! That was my issue.” “I wasn’t no talking about no damn vaccine! I’m talking about, ‘Yo, you know what this is. You know you brought this all together!’
Time again the pair have exchanged salvos on twitter most recently after Stephen A. Smith made it clear that Kyrie Irving will exercise his $36 million player option with the Brooklyn Nets. Irving could have walked away and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers for a far lower salary, but he chose to stay.
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