.@KyrieIrving on why he didn't inform LeBron James that he wanted out of Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/WF9GlCA54o
— First Take (@FirstTake) September 18, 2017
Despite their successful run (three finals appearances), Irving and James didn’t mesh. Irving requested a trade, then controlled his market by informing some lesser desirable teams he wouldn’t sign an extension. That eventually took him to Boston, where he could square off against James in the Eastern Conference Finals next summer.
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