{"id":1835830,"date":"2023-02-05T09:35:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T14:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835830"},"modified":"2023-02-05T09:36:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T14:36:47","slug":"stephen-a-smith-has-had-enough-of-kyrie-irving-he-can-not-be-trusted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-has-had-enough-of-kyrie-irving-he-can-not-be-trusted\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Has Had Enough of Kyrie Irving: \u201cHe Can Not Be Trusted\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-has-had-enough-of-kyrie-irving-he-can-not-be-trusted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div id=\"jw\">\n<h2 class=\"g1-delta\"><span>OutKick videos<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Even Stephen A. Smith can\u2019t help<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/kyrie-irving-trade-request-nets-vaccine-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Kyrie Irving <\/a>Do not let him go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdiotic,\u201d ESPN <em>First Take<\/em> The host said <em>NBA Today<\/em>. \u201cHe can not be trusted, and he just reminded the basketball world of that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll it [Irving\u2019s request] did was serve to remind everybody out there that he\u2019s spectacular, we\u2019d love to have him in our uniform, so long as we don\u2019t have to make a long-term investment in him because he can not be trusted.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<h3>KYRIE GONNA KYRIE<\/h3>\n<p>Smith then called Irving out for once again bringing the news. \u201cdrama,\u201d Before you add that \u201chere he is again,\u201d Being disruptive<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, multiple outlets reported that Kyrie requested an immediate trade from the Nets by the NBA\u2019s trade deadline of February 9th. He reportedly told the franchise that if they don\u2019t trade him by then, he won\u2019t re-sign when he becomes a free agent, essentially threatening them that they could either get some sort of players in return, or nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just the latest team that Kyrie has decided to go scorched-earth on. He did it in Boston and Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/stephen-a-smith-espn-too-political-over-the-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen A<\/a>. This topic was also addressed in a separate appearance <em>The Michael Kay Show<\/em>He also called out Joseph Tsai, Nets owner, for giving Irving so much power. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Tsai gave them the franchise and look at the mess it has caused,\u201d Smith. <\/p>\n<p>The Nets had created what was supposed be a dynasty with Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden. Harden has left the team and Kyrie hasn&#8217;t been able to play full seasons since joining three years ago. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gettyimages-1459508560-594x594-1-144x96.jpg 144w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption>Kyrie Irving has requested a trade with the Brooklyn Nets, according to reports.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-people-are-still-obsessed-with-kyrie\">KYRIE IS STILL A PASSIONATE THING FOR PEOPLE<\/h3>\n<p>Kyrie needs to be the subject of a case study. It&#8217;s incredible to see how powerful and influential he is over certain people. He will always be supported by others, no matter what. Sure, he\u2019s a talented basketball player, nobody doubts that. But is that enough? Are the talents really worth the baggage? <\/p>\n<p>Irving isn\u2019t approaching, he\u2019s already sped past that line where someone needs to go to him and say, \u201cMaybe it\u2019s not everybody else\u2026 maybe it\u2019s you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ha! Wishful thinking.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s already three NBA teams that are reportedly interested in signing the embattled player, according to <em>The Athletic\u2019s<\/em> Shams Charania. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources say Kyrie Irving could be interested in the Dallas Mavericks (Los Angeles Lakers), Phoenix Suns (Phoenix Suns) and Los Angeles Lakers (Phoenix Suns). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1621608256014540800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There were some talks on a new deal for Irving, but no deal was reached and a trade request was delivered to the organization today, sources tell ESPN. Irving can leave the franchise this summer as a free agent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vnNWbUW56S\">https:\/\/t.co\/vnNWbUW56S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1621587183994900480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, LeBron James curiously tweeted a king\u2019s crown after the Irving trade news went public. He\u2019s no fool, he understands that the current makeup of the Lakers team might not even make the playoffs, let alone a championship. And LeBron\u2019s at that point in his career where he can overlook Kyrie\u2019s BS if it means delivering another NBA title.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see what happens in the coming days. Which team will be willing to overlook all the chaos and the inevitable break-up, just to bring him in? Kyrie\u2019s averaging 27.1 points per game this season along with 5.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists, so you know some team out there is going to do whatever they can to add that to their roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OutKick videos Even Stephen A. Smith can\u2019t help Kyrie Irving Do not let him go. \u201cIdiotic,\u201d ESPN First Take The host said NBA Today. \u201cHe can not be trusted, and he just reminded the basketball world of that.\u201d \u201cAll it [Irving\u2019s request] did was serve to remind everybody out there that he\u2019s spectacular, we\u2019d love &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1835833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7878,7592,7590,7608,7607,14522],"class_list":["post-1835830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-he","tag-irving","tag-kyrie","tag-smith","tag-stephen","tag-trusted"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1835830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1835833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1835830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1835830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1835830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}