According to multiple reports, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving has requested a trade ahead of this season’s NBA trade deadline. The 2023 All-Star will sign elsewhere if he is not traded.
Irving joined the Nets in the summer of 2019 after a tumultuous stint with the Boston Celtics. His time in Brooklyn has been equally controversial. A surprise trade would be a fitting end to Irving’s Nets career, though it remains to be seen if anyone will pursue a deal for the disgruntled star.
News of the failed contract extension talks and subsequent trade request took most of the NBA and its fans by surprise. As is often the case, some of the best reactions and responses could be found on Twitter. From the analytical to the hysterical, from the disaffected to emotional, here are some of the best tweets responding to Kyrie Irving’s trade request.