Just as everything seemed to be going well in Brooklyn, Nets guard Kyrie Irving decided he had had enough. On Friday, Irving requested a trade away from Brooklyn ahead of the NBA’s February 9th trade deadline. On Friday, ESPN and NBA personality Stephen A. Smith weighed in, ripping the eight-time All-Star’s trade request. Smith acknowledged how well Irving has played this season, but he questioned whether Irving could avoid being a distraction. Because the Brooklyn Nets had the temerity, the unmitigated gall, to say, ‘Play the season.

Source: Fox News February 04, 2023 18:35 UTC