Espn’s Jackie MacMullan came out with a story on the Nets and specifically the relationship between Kyrie, KD, and Deandre Monday night. In the article, MacMullan stated that Kyrie Irving’s “mood swings” are an “unspoken concern that makes Brooklyn officials queasy” and that Irving had an episode during their trip to China that left the team confused. MacMullan also shared that during the Nets’ team workouts over the summer Kyrie refused to wear certain gear that helped the Nets performance team gather biometric data. The response to the article by national media outlets and the article itself all want to pain the same picture, one that has Kyrie as the NBA’s villain. The media wants to create made up drama that gets clicks and tries to hurt relationships within teams. Kyrie is not a villain for this team. So what he didn’t want to wear special gear to gather data on him, he’s Kyrie Irving. You don’t need data to know that Kyrie is an elite player. And for the supposed episode that happened in China, the Nets were put in a terribly uncomfortable situation. The majority of the population would have had a episode if someone that has no relation their own team puts you at risk in a foreign land. Kyrie is not some self-centered NBA star that only cares about himself. Kyrie’s first three games with the Nets should have shown people that he is truly at home in Brooklyn and that he has nothing but positive relationships with all of his teammates. DeAndre Jordan said it best when he was asked about the report, “I don’t think there’s anything negative that I’ve seen he’s done. And he’s a friend of mine, so if it was, I would tell you.” If someone within the Nets organization had a problem with Kyrie, Kenny DeAndre and Dinwiddie all would not have nothing but positive things to say about him. Kyrie is the leader of this team, and he’s trying to take this team to a championship. Sometimes you just have to listen and trust what Kyrie is doing, and know that he has the best intentions for this team. Ps, I’ll take 37 ppg any day of thin weak if it comes with a few minor incidents

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