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Kaihaken
November 18, 2019 at 11:09 pm
The knicks have lost every close game
Jared Thomas
November 18, 2019 at 11:13 pm
Lol PROBABLY ? How about he BETTER shoot less ? What a SHOT CHUCKING, LEADERLESS, CANCER of a player. THIS is why he never should’ve left LeBron, ESPECIALLY with the way he and the Lakers are playing RIGHT NOW. TERRIBLE move, Kyrie
Omar Scruggs
November 18, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Why is Kyrie aging so quick in the face all of a sudden
Darealunvegas
November 18, 2019 at 11:25 pm
Kyrie Irving is an NBA Champion.????
Jonny Era
November 19, 2019 at 2:47 am
Darealunvegas yeah, when he wasn’t the LEADER of a team.
213
November 18, 2019 at 11:46 pm
Like Kyrie’s idol…
Sayan Andrews
November 19, 2019 at 12:03 am
Kyrie should shoot more if anything he’s playing with bums right now
Sayan Andrews
November 19, 2019 at 12:04 am
Y’all slandering kyrie are just straight up haters at this point you can’t deny his greatness
Jordan McEvoy
November 19, 2019 at 12:06 am
Less clowns. More commentary from former NBA players. NBA players. Try not to fxck up ESPN, Disney. Ciao
Soul Mom
November 19, 2019 at 12:10 am
Slow news day sick of them talking about Kyrie now in come the bitter Kyrie haters in the comments leave Kyrie along
ADAM 305
November 19, 2019 at 12:10 am
Kyrie is overrated
Luzvi Batingan
November 19, 2019 at 12:24 am
the problem is kyrie ..cursed …where ever he goes never cant win title since he dumped The King Of NBA…In James 4:6 it says..
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
lesson learned .some people has a role in our loves dont ignore it..hayyy life.
WutTheDeuce
November 19, 2019 at 1:23 am
why is everyone so defensive when it comes to Kyrie criticism?
you all knew that he was gonna be watched closely after that disaster in Boston. He’s got a disruptive personality, that kind of thing will follow you when it impacts the team the way it did in Boston, and now in NJ. So far, he’s made both teams worse, and not better. He will be under a microscope for his entire Nets stint.
Jon Doe
November 19, 2019 at 2:03 am
Because holding him to the standard of championship or bust is a ridiculously high bar that no other player besides Lebron is held to or deserves to be. Team chemistry issues had nothing to do with personality in Boston, the team was overloaded with talent with never enough shots to go around to keep everyone happy. It doesn’t make sense to trade for a shoot first point guard superstar only to want him to change into a pass first role player. Kyrie has already proven himself as a dominant and clutch player scoring so much alongside Lebron. The Celtics overachieved the year before getting to the ECF only because the eastern conference was so weak. Forcing Gordon Hayward into the lineup when playing bad after returning from injury didn’t help either. Kyrie’s numbers were fine, it was the young supporting cast whose efficiency dropped adjusting to the new playstyle. Probably didn’t help Brad Stevens has never coached a star player either to integrate an isolation style player (which many superstars are, not just Kyrie) with that of a college style offense of equal opportunity ball movement.
Paul Roark
November 19, 2019 at 1:26 am
When Rachel isn’t there, they should call the show The Bench
VoV Sports
November 19, 2019 at 7:27 am
Flag on the play, unnecessary roughness.
The Original Don Dotta
November 19, 2019 at 1:48 am
Chiney you literally work for Lebron I’m not shocked you bash Kyrie… That’s some BS your pushing!!!
The Karnige
November 19, 2019 at 2:22 am
kyrie a ball hog and doesnt make his team better. he will be better when KD takes over
Collins Nosa
November 19, 2019 at 3:19 am
The Karnige fool… nets were just embarrassed by the pacers with half their roster out
VoV Sports
November 19, 2019 at 3:41 am
I told y’all Kyrie a ball hog, better the Nets than the Celtics with a young core.
Troll King
November 19, 2019 at 7:23 am
A ballhog that averages 7 assists and constantly passes the ball???????
VoV Sports
November 19, 2019 at 7:26 am
@Troll King 7 assists as a point guard and primary ball handler?
That’s as much as Kawhi a SF, not a very good playmaker.
Less than Harden, a SG.
Less than Russ for the past 3 years.
Less than LeBron.
I think I’ve made my point.
Troll King
November 19, 2019 at 7:34 am
@VoV Sports You haven’t, actually. All the players you mentioned, besides Kawhi, hold the ball more than Kyrie and are less efficient (eccept for Lebron).
My point is that Kyrie does move the ball quit a bit more than those other superstars, but he has a huge green light to shoot and create, especially since he has such a high shooting percentage.
Junk Dawg
November 19, 2019 at 3:42 am
Chiney look a little thick
fabivii
November 19, 2019 at 5:27 am
if you shoot as efficient as he does most games, shoot as much as you want
tish nepal
November 19, 2019 at 6:04 am
Last year that girl said “ kyrie is better than harden”
Noah de la Rosa
November 19, 2019 at 6:22 am
Bruh ESPN really gate kyrie
Emman Talob
November 19, 2019 at 8:42 am
kyrie is a poor man’s harden, imagine that
Chaun Dolan
November 19, 2019 at 8:44 am
Wonder how nba players feel when wnba players lowkey call them soft and talk about their games like the nba making so much is the only reason the WNBA can stay open for business even though they lose revenue every year….equality tho.
Five onit
November 19, 2019 at 9:03 am
Why not.
Mnngdss.
November 19, 2019 at 10:01 am
I hope the Nets don’t think KD is gonna come in next year and save them.
mambamentality0001 001
November 19, 2019 at 10:03 am
They beat the bulls without Kyrie and they just got blown out by 30 without him