Recently, LeBron James watched Kyrie Irving lead the Dallas Mavericks to the Finals, and his heart was both happy and angry. Happy that his good brother Kyrie Irving finally made it to the finals stage. Angry that the Lakers' management was incompetent, and he frequently urged them to take Kyrie Irving, and they finally fell to the door.
Kyrie Irving and LeBron James have eased a lot in recent years, and we can see the two occasionally interacting on personal social media. Especially LeBron James, after seeing Kyrie Irving play some shocking performances, often posts praising Kyrie Irving.
Recently, LeBron James also talked about Kyrie Irving on his podcast, expressing his desire to renew his relationship with Kyrie Irving in the past few years. Unfortunately, it has never been realized.
According to reports, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving did not speak and communicate for many years after the forced palace trade incident in 2017. At that time, Kyrie Irving asked the Cavaliers to trade LeBron James and make him the only core to lead the team.
At that time, the Cavaliers rejected Kyrie Irving's forced palace behavior and chose to accept his trade request. According to Brian Windhorst on ESPN, the relationship between the two deteriorated after Kyrie Irving asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him away and they haven't been in touch for years.
"When Carey left Cleveland, they hadn't spoken for many years, and at some point in the last few years, they had some falling out. They have agreed that when LeBron was traded at different times, like '22 and '23, he actively wanted the Lakers to trade for Kyrie Irving."
In fact, the relationship between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James was not as bad as imagined. Kyrie Irving is young and vigorous, and he wants to be the boss. And LeBron James also released a lot of balls, and once didn't understand why Kyrie Irving left.
Moreover, Kyrie Irving later said on the show that he had not discussed the forced palace transaction with LeBron James, and he did not need to discuss it with anyone, this is his life. Kyrie Irving made a lot of sense, but the outside world mistakenly thought that he had a quarrel with LeBron James or something.
When LeBron James was in the Cleveland Cavaliers at the time, he also responded to Kyrie Irving's question of leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers after the game. LeBron James said that Kyrie Irving is still a kid and has his own ideas, which is understandable.
Years later, LeBron James was with the Los Angeles Lakers and had the opportunity to team up with Kyrie Irving again, but unfortunately the Lakers' offer ruined the opportunity for the two to join forces. According to reports, the Lakers originally reported to the Nets that Wei Shaojia had 2 first-round picks, but the Nets rejected them.
"The Lakers made an offer at last year's trade deadline. The offer in Dallas is better. They have better players to trade and potentially more valuable draft picks. The Lakers tried to protect them. Last summer, Carey actively wanted LeBron to come to Dallas. LeBron wants Kyrie to come to the Lakers. ”
Although Kyrie Irving failed to join the Los Angeles Lakers as LeBron James wished, Kyrie Irving also expressed his desire to join forces with LeBron James again, and openly recruited LeBron James to join the Dallas Mavericks.
"Now, LeBron is going to Dallas and he still has a contract, which is not feasible. I was told that Carey wanted LeBron to stay in Dallas, and I went to check, and basically LeBron said that we would love to play with Kyrie in Los Angeles. ”
"The Lakers could actually create payroll cap space to beat the Mavericks' offer last year, but they chose not to. They opted to re-sign players from teams that had just reached the Western Conference Finals. ”
"So there were a couple of times when there was no danger. I don't think we'll see a chance for them to play again. But in the NBA, I would never say never. ”
After the Brooklyn Nets rejected the Nets' offer to add two first-round picks, they also made their own asking price, hoping that the Lakers would give Reaves, Hachimura and several other young players, plus future first-round picks.
However, the Lakers turned down the Nets' asking offer, and they didn't want to send Reaves away. In fact, the most important thing is that Kyrie Irving had a conflict with Jewish capital at that time, and the Lakers, in order to avoid risks, hoped that Kyrie Irving would sign first and then trade, and gave some terms and restrictions. As a result, Kyrie Irving is also reluctant to go to the Lakers.
In fact, after Kyrie Irving played for the Brooklyn Nets, the relationship between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James eased a lot and began to interact frequently. Moreover, LeBron James also deliberately selected Kyrie Irving when he was selecting people in the All-Star Game.
The relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving is not harmonious, and it has only been about two years, and it is not as bad as imagined. Moreover, LeBron James did not say anything bad about Kyrie Irving, but kept saying that Kyrie Irving was young and vigorous, a child, and understood his behavior.
Now, when LeBron James sees Kyrie Irving play some shocking performances in the Finals, he can't help but post praise the other party. Recently, he also praised the other party on the show as the most talented player in history.