Perhaps one of the most misunderstood players in basketball, Kyrie Irving, has had countless stories published about his beliefs and history as an NBA star who has abandoned his previous teams.
In Dallas, however, though Irving has avoided the finger of blame for a disastrous run, the subject of his impending free agency continues to loom overhead, and team owner Mark Cuban is doing his best to salvage the situation.
“I’d love to have him stay for sure,” Cuban said, via Tim MacMahon. “I’d love to have him. I want him to stay for sure, and I think we have a good shot. I think he’s happy here. He tells me he’s happy here, and I get along great with him. I think he’s a good guy. All I can tell you is everything I thought I knew about Kyrie because of everything I read was 100% wrong.”
Of course, Cuban is referring to the many stories published about Irving’s previous antics, which include sharing anti-Semitic material on his platform, disqualifying himself from games for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, and questioning the shape of the earth in a bizarre string of conspiracy theories.
But there’s obviously more to Kyrie than those scandals, and it’s hard to deny he has played his role to perfection in Dallas so far.
Kyrie Irving Is Not Ready To Panic Despite Major Struggles
No matter what the future has in store for the Mavs, Kyrie is all-in on helping them succeed this season and has committed to doing whatever he can to make a push for the playoffs.
“We’ve just been losing tough ones, emotionally draining, but at the same time, we’re professionals,” Irving said, according to The Dallas Morning News. “So I think the fun part of it is we still have a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel of where we can still sneak in. But at the same time, I’m at peace with just our effort, with spurts throughout the games. We’ve just got to be able to finish better as a team.”
So, the problems do not fall on Kyrie Irving alone, but Mark Cuban is going to need to work overtime this offseason to ensure that both Irving and Luka have everything they need to succeed going forward.
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