We don’t know, and we may never know, if these are tensions with Kyrie Irving who pushed James Harden to request his transfer to the Sixers. Interested parties know this, but Kyrie Irving’s decision not to get vaccinated weighs on the group, but also the results of the franchise, and perhaps James Harden did not want to commit to the long term with a franchise where so many uncertainties reign.
Anyway, Kyrie Irving does not blame his teammate. In particular because he is in no position to teach him a lesson.
” It’s not really my place, trying to convince someone of something they probably can’t see right now.”, thus explained Kyrie Irving. ” James probably couldn’t see what we were getting into. Obviously, with my status, which makes me go in and then out, I see some things that could have had an impact. But who knows, I can’t really speak for James. I think we also forget that I had asked for a trade myself, and so I understand that. I’m not here to judge him. I’m not here to speak ill of James“.
“You never know what people are going through or what they will decide to do”
Kyrie Irving talks about a “mutual respect” between him and James Harden, so it’s not about friendship.
“Honestly, I think it’s something that we don’t talk about much in our business or our industry, and you never know what people are going through or what they’re going to decide to do” continues Kyrie Irving. “You have to take a step back and respect their wishes, and that’s what I do. With James, we have such a common past whether it’s playing together or just watching each other, and there’s a mutual respect. I can’t really say you feel it in the locker room, but there are clues. We just wish him good luck and we want him to succeed. Now we’re moving forward with the guys coming in and we’re excited. “
In fact, what really interests Kyrie Irving is knowing when the vaccine pass will be suspended in New York. He has only played 13 games this season, and if the situation does not change, he will only be able to play 11 more. It’s little while the team remains on ten losses in a row. ” I continue to pray… I continue to do what is necessary on a daily basis to remain a very great player. I will leave it up to politicians and affected people to decide what to do. I respect him and we’ll see how it ends. “
| Kyrie Irving | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2011-12 | KEY | 51 | 31 | 46.9 | 39.9 | 87.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 18.5 |
| 2012-13 | KEY | 59 | 35 | 45.2 | 39.1 | 85.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 22.5 |
| 2013-14 | KEY | 71 | 35 | 43.0 | 35.8 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.8 |
| 2014-15 | KEY | 75 | 36 | 46.8 | 41.5 | 86.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2015-16 | KEY | 53 | 32 | 44.8 | 32.2 | 88.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 19.6 |
| 2016-17 | KEY | 72 | 35 | 47.3 | 40.1 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 25.2 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 60 | 32 | 49.1 | 40.8 | 88.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 24.4 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 67 | 33 | 48.7 | 40.1 | 87.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 20 | 33 | 47.8 | 39.4 | 92.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 27.4 |
| 2020-21 | BRK | 54 | 35 | 50.6 | 40.2 | 92.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 26.9 |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 13 | 36 | 45.2 | 36.8 | 91.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 23.8 |
| Total | 595 | 34 | 46.9 | 39.1 | 88.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 22.9 | |
