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Kyrie Irving clarifies the Brooklyn Nets scandal with Kevin Durant and Steve Nash

10:40pm, 24 July 2025【Basketball】

Kyrie Irving left the Brooklyn Nets in the mid-2022-23 season to join the Dallas Mavericks, ending his career with the Nets, where he played side by side with Kevin Durant and James Harden, and was coached by Steve Nash. His departure from Brooklyn sparked rumors that he might have had conflicts with Durant and Nash, but Irving denied the speculations.

In his Twitch live stream, Irving clarified the conflict with Durant and Nash, saying that despite their mediocre relationship in Brooklyn, he has no grudge against them.

"I just want to make a statement that Durant and I are not complaining. I am not complaining to Steve Nash. "I am not complaining to anyone," Kyrie Irving said.

Irving recovered from a torn ACL and played for the Nets from 2019 to 2023, but was injured in those years due to the coronavirus vaccine controversy, which left him unable to play in the 2021 season Games.

Durant, who recovered from a torn Achilles tendon, joined the team in 2020, and James Harden came to the Nets a year later. Irving, Durant and Harden played only 16 games together with the Nets.

The team disbanded in 2023, Kyrie Irving joined the Mavericks, Harden and Joel Embiid worked in Philadelphia, and Durant was traded to the Knicks Suns.

Meanwhile, Nash has faded out of sight since being fired by the Nets in 2022. However, he will be one of the analysts covering the NBA new season on Amazon Prime next season's broadcaster next season.

Kyrie Irving revealed that he has been waiting for Durant's Achilles tendon to recover to complete his championship plan in Brooklyn

Before joining the Nets, Kevin Durant competed for 201 with the Golden State Warriors In the 9-year NBA championship, he strained the Achilles tendon in the Finals against the Toronto Raptors. The injury disrupted his debut at the Nets, when the only superstar in the team was Kyrie Irving. According to Irving, their cooperation plan in Brooklyn was already well established before Durant was injured, and although Durant had been recuperating for more than a year, he had to stick with it.

"Durant just tore his Achilles tendon in the Finals. He and I were going to Brooklyn together. I don't know who else of you will stick with a friend with a torn Achilles tendon and wait for a year and a half to get back to health, but I'm such a person. "I won't leave K after Achilles was injured."

"I've been waiting for my brother to get back to health."

This time, Irving is recovering from his injuries. When he returns, the brand new Mavericks await him, now the Mavericks have Anthony Davis and top rookie Cooper Flag.

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source:7m cn việt nam