NBA Players Explain Why They LOVE Kyrie Irving

NBA Players Explain Why They LOVE Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is one of the most interesting basketball players in the NBA while he is one of the greatest talents that the game has ever seen playing basketball with such an ease that he makes other professionals look silly when guarding him although Kyrie’s talents are otherworldly he seems to

Find himself in a lot more conversations regarding his offc court situations like the Kanye West of basketball always performing at a high level but always as much controversial however they are still greatly respected by their peers let’s hear what some of the NBA’s biggest stars have had to say about

Kyrie Irving Irving and Kevin Durant have been great friends for years the two were even a packaged deal in 2019 when they became Brooklyn Nets 5 years later the two are playing against each other once again and are parts of two teams that have an increasing rivalry

Between them however KD doesn’t feel any different with the situation in hand as he enjoys competing against great players of Irving’s caliber I mean I played more of my career against him then with him so it didn’t feel no different it was a good game he played

Great they’re a tough team to stop so we’re looking forward to our next game and you know we just want to keep building while Irving is a smooth and Shifty player who can spend the entire night going basket for basket against you Milwaukee Bucks anti Tumo relies

More on his physical attributes to get the same outcome which is getting buckets after a win against the Dallas Mavericks Giannis was asked if there is a different energy when two guys like Damen Lillard and himself are playing against players of Luca and Irving’s status going now no not absolutely not

But um try to play my game try not to compare myself with nobody try to be know okay with myself with a game that I can play and the way I can help my teammates and um try to play Within my strength as much as I can the moment

That you start comparing you know and try to play or go basket to basket with three uh quote to quote probably arguably one best Shooters in the league Kyrie IR can make any shot he wants look I can make every step back one Dam can shoot from the freaking logo like how

Can I go basket to basket with those guys like I cannot I just got to play my game you know rebound the ball play some defense you know attack as much as I can cre place for my teammate and just uh play with him me the Rivalry between the

Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors was the thing to watch during the mid-20s we witnessed a lot of great basketball between the two teams and Irving surely played a big role in that if anybody knows what it is like to play against Irving it would be Draymond Green who has probably spent countless

Hours scouting him no wonder he has so much respect for Irving considering him one of the most skilled players of all time Kyrie Irving is the scorer the world thinks of Kevin Durant there are some things at times that you can do to Kevin to make it a little tougher on him

Kyrie Irving you can’t like do anything to make it hard on him he got the game of basketball figured out when it comes to playing with the basketball he’s got that figured out I saw Damian uh Lillard tweet Dame dollar tweet Kyrie Irving is the most skilled player in NBA history

And quite frankly I’m not sure who can argue against that me personally I may argue stephh Curry the most skilled player we’ve ever seen most talented just some things that he could do but as I said before you have an argument although the two are great point guards

Of their own Irving and Russell Westbrook are two Polar Opposites Irving relies on his on ball skills to get some buckets while Russ relies more on his athleticism Irving is more controversial off the court while having little to know drama on it while Russ always gathers attention with his action on the

Court while being one of the least dramatic Stars off of it however each time around the two have been there to support each other and that is just a testament to the respect they have for one another uh you know what is a little better this year he actually you know he

Worked out worked out a couple times in the summertime just you know hearing his perspective and how he goes about his life is always interesting and and I respect him for everything that he he stands for that he stands on you know especially his family and things and

Obviously he’s a great basketball player and done a lot of great things in the league so muture respect I’m always thankful for him supporting me through everything you know since I’ve been the league one of the most I IC shots in NBA history happened in the 2016 finals matchup between the Cavaliers and

Warriors and it was taken by none other than Irving himself Klay Thompson who always was tasked with guarding the opposing team’s best perimeter offensive player actually switched from guarding Irving to JR Smith and left his teammate Curry a much weaker Defender guard one of the greatest one-on-one players ever

To this day clay regret switching that pick and opened up a bit about it on the all the smoke podcast hosted by Matt Barnes and Steven Jackson yeah man that was a tough series man that’s the other biggest regret I have in my basketball career besides getting busted for the

Weed was switching that pick and roll with Steph with Jr and Kyrie I still can’t like I I can’t bring myself to watch that footage it’s it’s too uncomfortable you know I can’t believe I just gave to that now Kyrie got one of the greatest shots in NBA history and I

Like Steph’s a great defender too but I’m just like man I can’t believe I conceded that switch it still Burns you never get over things like that Victor wanyama is the most hyped basketball player right now although very young he is very mature and very serious about basketball taking every matchup as an

Opportunity to grow and learn and he has definitely learned a lot from Irving who managed to score over wem’s 8ft wingspan on multiple occasions once again proving how tough of a matchup he truly is in the postgame interview Wy gave a shout out to both Irving and Luca who he

Obviously truly respects you know started in the second quarter we had I mean we had a decent lead in the first and you know we were down at half you know making shots shot making uh we weren’t good tonight happens and Al also you know against this type of players

Luuka and Kyrie it’s um we know we’re not going to stop every single possession they have so we have to be relentless and like apply Scouting Report every single position because every single one of of of the shots they’ll make and the turnovers they’ll

Make is is is a small win and we got to I mean we need all of them we need as much as we can so yeah it’s uh you continue to apply the Anthony Edwards L Minnesota Timberwolves are the third best fense in the 2023 24 NBA season but

Even they struggled to find a solution for Irving and Luca’s Wizardry after a tough loss against the Dallas Mavericks Anthony Edwards admitted that the Wolves did not have any answers for what Irving and Luca gave them that night could go could go nobody tonight they both had

Like 40 he was then asked a follow-up question about what made it so difficult to stop the two to which the Ant-Man replied I don’t know I guess they was just hitting they was hitting everything Luka hit the craziest threes kyri hit some crazy siot to the Boston Celtics

Are one of the most serious title contenders for the 2024 NBA championship the squad led by Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown is looking more dangerous than ever however it was not so long ago when the two were newcomers in the league and were taken under Irving’s mentorship to

This day the two JS are grateful for it and Jason Tatum once took the opportunity to publicly thank Irving for it yeah U he helped me out a lot you know those first two years just kind of watching you know a superstar I got to

See him every day you know see how he worked worked on his body and prepared for games and things like that and you know learn what to do learn some things what not to do and you know he’ll be the first to tell me that you know I could

Just you know learn from the uh encounters that we had and obviously we’ve talked in and some things that he probably you know told me wish he could do would have done differently but I think that’s just part of life you know nobody’s perfect and you just got to

Move on from it as you get older if there was one player that could give Prime Curry the business during the mid-20s that that would be Irving although Curry is four years older than Irving the two peaked at around the same time and gave us some crazy memories

During the clashes they had in the finals especially in 2016 when Irving hit the series clinching shot over curry in game seven Curry talked a bit about his and the Warriors 2016 campaign and then explained how crazy good both LeBron James and Irving were in the last

Three games of the finals when everybody thought that it was going to be over then you get to the finals and you’re up 3-1 and you’re already kind of counting the win as like oh just get it done Draymond suspension all that like kind of is a little distraction but you’re

Like we still right there we’re about to be two time like defending champs back to back in the whole vibe and know how it ended what what I say about that 3-1 situation is I’ve never seen two guys play at that level for three straight three straight game the craziest thing

I’ve ever seen like Braun and C Kyrie were just on like we play well they just play better it was hard to watch and be in that Vibe where you couldn’t do anything about it and you know we still had an opportunity to win game five and

Seven down the stretch and then the the Kevin Love possession which is one of my like if there’s like one play like I know I should have done something different it’s that one it’s like way more time on the clock than I thought you need trying to answer Kyrie’s three

Over me was kind of in my head and you know you force up a shot and you kind of lose momentum and they they win on your home floor uh but you can always tip your hat to somebody who just outplayed you and that’s what they did for three

Straight games Tyrese halberton is one of the NBA’s best young guards growing up in the 2000s and 2010s Tyrese’s Idol was obviously LeBron James closely following LeBron’s game Tyrese naturally started to have a lot of respect for LeBron’s Cleveland right-hand man Irving when asked what the game plan was for

Irving ahead of a matchup between the Pacers and Mavericks halberton explained that there is not much you can do for guys like him and Luca except give your all to make it as tough as possible for them uh it’s two of the best one-onone players in the world

Um you know got understand average is like 35 I don’t know what Kyrie average is but they’re going to get theirs you know it’s just about uh making it as tough as you can they’re two of the most Rel basketball players in the world when healthy lamelo ball is one of the most

Talented one-on-one players in the NBA he is Shifty smooth and plays at his own pace something like a taller version of Irving the Dallas star is aware of lamelo’s talents as well and has even told lamelo that he has the potential to be one of the NBA’s greats when it is

All said and done lamelo has a lot of respect for Kyrie as well and has gone out and said it publicly yeah no that’s love for sure I mean Kyrie for sure great at basketball you already seen what he do so it’s much respect I want

To thank spans and dop you know those are my guys we obiously miss miss them here but Kyrie is Kyrie man what do you mean Kyrie is Kyrie like when you think of Kyrie what do you think of NBA championship MBA Champion uh probably the best ball handler ever in the game

Game amazing player and you know he’s going to be fun to play with him this was said before Luca and Irving had the chance to play together a year later Luca and Irving have been playing very well off of each other in a guest appearance on JJ reck’s podcast Luca

Talked a little more about playing with Irving but now with almost a season of experience really great guy you know obviously basketball player uh the way he is but it’s just been amazing you know he helps me he helps everybody in the team and everybody loves him on the

Team so he’s just a great guy Luca continued to explain how it was easier for him to play more minutes when Kyrie is playing alongside him oh it’s way easier like I told you you know I I guess they I play 43 minutes and I it

Was back to back and I felt fine you know me on the back to backs is it’s tough uh but it’s way easier man just like Brooklyn blitzed me yesterday and the next guy was Kyrie so sometimes he was even open so that’s that’s like easiest way to play it’s so much easier

And what better way to prove Luca’s point about the game being easier when Kyrie is on the floor than a game winner against the NBA champions Luca was amazed and did not hold back any praise for Kyrie after the game even though he could not explain his amazement with

Enough words unbelievable I think people realize how tough shot that is with the off hand like even to have a chance but that was that was that was I think good sh speaking of the game winner against Denver Nicola joic was the defender that Irving hit the shot over

While the joker may not be a lock down Defender he is almost a 7-footer with a 7.3 wingspan which makes Irving’s shot even more difficult The Joker is aware of the degree of difficulty and made sure to give Kyrie his props corner and I meanon me the tough sh if I’m

Definitely I and I’m surprised I’m not so guys Kyrie is really the Kanye West of the NBA when he is not focused on his craft there is a lot of drama surrounding him whether off the court or in the locker room however once he gets

His stuff together he is one of the best performers in all of basketball one of the clutchest players ever and definitely the greatest ball handler that the NBA has ever had Kyrie truly is a special talent as he gets up there in age his prime days are most likely

Behind him however ever there seems to be a lot left in him still so let’s just wish him all the best so we get to see a lot more of Kyrie Irving in the years to come

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic have become the Batman & Robin of Dallas. NBA players around the league have all had some opinions about Kyrie Irving and in this video we will listen to some of those NBA players.

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