After the Boston Celtics completed the first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, the Brooklynites have been under fire for underperforming this season. What started as a promising campaign for them after their Big 3 was healthy and ready to go turned out to be an overwhelming season where they made headlines due to controversies instead of their big level.
Kyrie Irving was one of the most criticized players in the league all season long, and now that the Nets are out of competition, the 2016 NBA champion has been the subject of many more jokes from analysts and fans.
Recently, actor Kevin Fredericks, also known as Kev On Stage, shared an interesting video of Kyrie heading into Barclays Center ahead of Game 4. The point guard looked demotivated, annoyed to be there, and generally didn’t show a good image for the cameras.
Fredericks posted a short but fun message with the video, recalling the times when he had to go to jobs he didn’t like a bit.
“This is how I walked to jobs I hated.”
This is how I walked to jobs I hated. pic.twitter.com/E1k4uav2Eg
— Kevín (@KevOnStage) April 24, 2022
More fans joined the fun and kept making fun of Irving with videos and memes. While some pointed out that he was fasting due to Ramadan, others criticized that, stating that it certainly can affect the player’s performance on the court.
https://twitter.com/Arnolds_Stogie/status/1518324936074485762
This how I be after a quickie before work https://t.co/VWtyOd4f87
— SSJ4 goku 💫🐐 (@Dro2H) April 25, 2022
Like meeting a sugar daddy at the hotel for "payment"
— QQ ® (@CypressRozay) April 25, 2022
Me right now😂😂 https://t.co/WUECrjQtmR
— Ricky Tan😈🇻🇳 (@Ricoo_Trumph) April 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/andy1show/status/1518307643537907712https://twitter.com/RealWillDunn/status/1518340189831241728
the dude is fasting
— mcknight (@lemansourrr) April 25, 2022
Olajuwon played Yeats during Ramadan… kyrie just turned Muslims.. it's ways he can hydrated himself before sunrise to prepare for job. pic.twitter.com/Red1GLdTzK
— T. Nau (@iluvgrits213) April 25, 2022
clocking into CVS like pic.twitter.com/jc4CLsn1ZD
— pontiac bandit doug judy (@dubbingtonknows) April 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/iTalkWet/status/1518328920243941380https://twitter.com/JoeBrulle/status/1518353386286063616
Do some research bruh…Jaylen Brown is doing that now. Olajuwon and Abdul-Jabbar did it.
— Mr. O (@Impresari_O) April 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/BougieCountry/status/1518299667016134657
The only way to walk in pic.twitter.com/39jlNgckJB
— Cam Sánchez (@CamMagicMan) April 25, 2022
I bet you he hit one of these and sit in the car for for 15 minutes before going into the arena too pic.twitter.com/qqEy4o31wb
— Jmass (@Joe_in_P_O) April 24, 2022
Me: Another Day.. Another Dollar 😩 pic.twitter.com/0LTQWpFPhQ
— Aaliyah (@AaliyahTrene) April 25, 2022
That brotha STARVING
— Mamba The Black (@_Quibus) April 24, 2022
Walking into that bank knowing you’re only there to use their resources 😂
— Terrence (@AllTerrence) April 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/winemanDanny/status/1518394274689204225
In the end, the Nets couldn’t win a single game against the Celtics, which led many fans to go off on Irving. He’s been exposed for his bad performances, and even though he sent a message following the end of the season for the Nets, nobody is happy with Ky.
He could ask for a 5-year, $248 million contract soon, but seeing all the issues he was involved in this campaign, the Nets might be wary of offering that type of money to Kyrie.
