Kyrie Irving previews Game 2, FULL Interview | 2024 NBA Finals Media Day

Kyrie Irving previews Game 2, FULL Interview | 2024 NBA Finals Media Day

[Music] Kyrie new Scruggs NBC DFW what do you say to the Mad fans who uh panicked after game one for getting ready for game two it’s not the first time it’s not the first time we hear the Dallas fans of pakin man uh but yeah shout out to our fans we appreciate your support all year just stay poised man stay focused on the goal sub mission is bigger than us Tim McMahon ESPN Kyrie you’ve been part of multiple star Duos um how does debate about whose team is it who’s the best player on a team uh affect a team you said how does it you know debate discussion about whose team is this you know who who’s the best player on the team how does that affect a team and and you know as a you know part of a star tandem yeah how do you handle that um by doing your best not to pay attention to it cuz a lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about uh specifically if you’ve never played that position or been on a team at that level where um you have to go through it yourself and I know that we have people that appreciate the game of basketball that speak on it but at the same time it’s it’s a everyday thing when you’re on the team with you know other guys that add value to the team they have skill sets they work on their game and they want to be appreciated too so I do my best to nonchalantly push that conversation to the side of you know 1 a 1B or whose team is it is this that I’m just here to play basketball it’s a dream come true to be at this level I had to work extremely hard um you I’ve been a winner my whole entire life I’ve obviously had some failures and loss but um done a lot more winning um used to it so in order to be on that type of frequency or that uh goal you got to be selfless in your approach and obviously you’re not going to get it right all the time but as a teammate you just want to push those those other things to side that don’t really matter or get you better as a team you know so we just leave it to everybody else to argue who’s whose team is in who has the most responsibility it’s it’s all our jobs to be prepared so you know shitty conversation but it has to happen in sports over here L Lisa Salters from ESPN um you said after game one you know I got to be better we’ve got to be better just what’s what’s the key to having a great bounceback game for the team and for you for you personally uh just by paying attention to how we prepare and also just the adjustments sticking to the game plan Nancy in the fourth row hi Kyrie Nancy liberman how are you uh with so many people talking about the energy that the team came out with the other day is it energy and execution or what is the secret sauce for game two secret sauce what do you mean what what adjustments do do you think you have to make on your teammates for game two uh I mean it was our first time being together as a group in this final stage um experien is the best teacher at times when you don’t know what to expect so going out there on you know TD Garden playing against the Boston Celtics we’re having a historic season um we knew that they were going to come out with a lot of Verve a lot of energy um they’ve been doing it all year so they’ve been consistent on their end um I think it’s um pretty easy to just say we can focus on our end and um pay attention to what we can control uh but it’s a little bit deeper than that just uh just got to calm our nerves Poise our nerves a little bit and also just be aware of the environment that we’re in it’s going to be high intense um from who we’re going against it’s going to be very physical some things are going to be called some things aren’t um so I think we got all that experience in in game one and uh we’re looking forward to the challenge in game two to playing better uh and being who we have been uh since you know post All-Star break and and just having fun and doing it um you know it’s the highest level of basketball right now we’re the only two teams playing so uh we’re proud of ourselves but we’re not satisfied and um we just got to continue to be ourselves Shane left side here fifth row hey Kyrie Shane Shane Young with Forbes I’m just curious what coach kid is like in the moments when you’re trailing big in game one I know he was telling you guys just have fun out there yeah he was reiterating the same things I’m saying um probably a little bit more simple uh but yeah he he’s been um giving us a lot of Peace of Mind especially when we’re out there how High intense environment like I said so we just got to play better Bobby front right Bob Manning steing this media Kyrie you talk about the environment I know you’ve talked a lot about the crowd H how have you kind of learned in that environment to you know handle it um is it better to just ignore it do you engage with particular fans like how did that kind of play out in game one um as you’ve kind of been in this environment multiple times now uh by realizing that I’ve been in this league for 13 years and I’ve been playing against the Celtics for quite a few years and I have quite a few playoff series against them whether wins or losses um so I just try to U be aware that this is a new space that I’m in as one of the leaders of the team and with a new group um and giving them that peace of mind like I said when things get tough It’s we’re going against a very historic team in the Boston Celtics but we’re a great team too and we ear our way to be here so we just got to remember that and engaging with fans uh here in Boston is always fun um like I said last week it’s something I’ve turned the page over on to um but people continue to ask me about it and what do I think about it which is cool too um but yeah this is what makes Sports fun this is what makes the stories fun um getting a chance to go against a giant like this whether it be just talking about the team or talking about the environment and the fans of how crazy it can get um this is what I imagine it being like you know getting to this stage again earning our way to be here with my teammates and um being able to put our best foot forward going against the best of the best that’s that’s all you dream of um everything else is just extracurricular again in second row on the right Kyrie Mike Leslie WFA um I feel like during your time with Dallas part of why you’ve had the success that you’ve had is because you’ve been able to just focus on basketball in this series with so much hoopla surrounding your former time with the Celtics there’s blowup dolls of you outside the arena there’s a lot of things going on what else is there there’s some some things that I probably can’t get into right now but I feel like I’m wondering from your perspective because I don’t know if there was everybody made a big deal of the Shamrock on your pants or chewed around earlier this week and I don’t know if there was actually anything to that or not but you made the comment postgame the other night you thought it was going to be louder in here I guess what I’m wondering is has this been the hardest moment for you to Laser in and focus on basketball because there is so much other stuff going on no not really uh again i’ I’ve been able to grow over the past few years to put basketball in perspective this is an incredible experience that get to live out for quite a few years in my life I’m going to learn a lot of lessons that I’m going to apply to life after this um I failed uh miserably uh while also not knowing how to compartmentalize or accept the emotions that come with failure and also being on the successful side didn’t know how to handle that either uh so the past few years have have been about that growth perspective for me and learning how to handle myself in situations and circumstances that are going to be um more beneficial for me to learn now uh than learning it when I’m 38 years old and I’m looking back at my career and and I don’t even know how to celebrate that you know I’m I don’t expect to be celebrated about everybody I’m going to um you know still be aware that a lot of people want to see me fail but again I think I pay attention more to the way that I’m celebrated from people that love me unconditionally and I go home and I have a peace of mind and um you know thinking about my time in Boston I could go down a myriad of things that none of you in here know that I was dealing with I don’t think a lot of people would care I think a few people would care and want to hear about it and I would leave that space open in the future if you ever wanted to hear about it but um putting in perspective is just the blowup dolls all the you know remarks that are getting said that’s that’s basketball when I leave out of here and I walk around Boston I don’t hear a lot of the things that I hear when I’m playing on the court there’s a lot of mutual respect there’s a lot of eye to eye communication that’s um built on Just Being Human and uh they appreciate the things I do off the floor as well so there are a lot of Celtics fans out there that still love me too surprised to everybody but um when I’m on the street walking around which I do um you know it’s a lot of love I get a lot of embrace I take pictures my dad is here he played at Boston University um so there has to be a respect there because if anything happens to my family while I’m here then it goes Way Beyond the game you know and I don’t forget things either um somebody threw something at me here while I was here I’ve heard it all um nobody asked me how I felt after that and why uh it could be a little bit of a traumatic response when I’m back in the environment after somebody does something like that you know so um things have changed since then I’ve been a um able to accept what I cannot change but also changed the way that I look at things to be more positive so this is fun for me man this is healthy I’m glad that I could be up on this stage speaking authentically and and then also go home be at peace fourth row Jeff on the left Jeff zilet USA Today Kyrie when it’s you Jason and Luca watching film talking basketball how unique or different of exper experience is that maybe when it’s people who don’t quite have the same collective experience and see the way you guys see the game how how unique and different and enjoyable is that yeah teaching is fun uh being a student uh is even more fun uh so when you’re in the film session with J kid or or coach Sweeney or even Luca myself and the rest of our guys uh there’s a lot of honest communication going on uh just what we see and uh we always uh make sure that we’re aware that uh you know we’re a new group in this in this environment too so give ourselves some Grace give ourselves some patience and uh just be ready to play our best game every day as we prepare um the things that we see out there we got to talk about it um some of the cues that you would normally have uh when you make it to this level we’re still developing um and that’s okay so as we look at to become an even better team a greater team through this experience this is what’s needed it’s just that honest communication last question back Center assar Thompson um I was wondering how you manag to stay locked in this deep into the season and take care of your body and how do you train in order to get to this point in the season because you know after my rookie year I learned that I mean I we haven’t been playing for like a month and a half and you guys are still going like every day so I was just wondering how you’re able to take care of your body and how you train for that yeah I I would start off with this assar try not to get fomo as best you can just because you’re so used to uh playing every single day working out every single day towards a goal and now that that goal isn’t necessarily there to win the championship uh you have to set other goals and that’s comes from a personal uh standpoint you know what do you want to accomplish bring it into next season it starts now while no one is watching while it’s just you by yourself or with your brother or you’re playing five on five just working on the things that everyone said that you weren’t great at or that you could not do or you see within yourself that you need to improve um because you’re seeing how hard it is to get here how long you have to stay locked in as you said so um I’ve I’ve been able to find some some peace of mind throughout this this journey throughout this year of just making um this phrase like our our team bonding thing like just peing at the right time um some teams Peak really early some teams peak in the middle of the Season some teams start peeking at the end some teams get into the playoffs or get deep into the playoffs and they Peak uh so it just depends on where you are as a team and your understanding of what you’re doing and and also appreciating all the hard work that it took to get here you know a lot of our peers uh are watching they’re trying to get back to where we are get here uh so we got to be aware that the hunger is going to be in you more next year um but we’re also going to be hungry too to you know show why we’re one of the best in the world two teams left dream come true as a kid to be on a final see the the court change a little bit see all the stickers see the 600 media members and CR conditionals that we get um it could be a lot but it’s also uh something that you want to appreciate CU you never know when you’re going to get back so take your time but also work your tail off right now because I know that I’m going have to get ready for you guys next season so thank you Kyrie we’ll get started here at 1:15 with Coach Missoula

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