Kevin Durant Stands Up for Kyrie Irving Amidst Media Criticism For James Harden Trade

The most anticipated trade of this season just happened during the trade deadline. The Philadelphia 76ers got their man James Harden while the Brooklyn Nets received Ben Simmons and Seth Curry. All this while, the media, and fans have been busy bashing Kyrie Irving. Addressing all the criticisms, his teammate Kevin Durant decided to take a stand for Irving.

According to Durant, Irving is an easy scapegoat for everybody, and it is easy to blame him. Durant answers all this in a brutal reply to Irving’s haters.

Kevin Durant shuts up Kyrie Irving bashers

Dubbed as championship favorites a few months ago, the Brooklyn Nets are dismal at this point in time. They are currently in a brutal losing streak and are without their star players. Kevin Durant is out with an injury and is expected to stay out for some time. On the other hand, James Harden has joined the Philadelphia 76ers and Kyrie Irving is unable to play home matches.

The media has found an easy scapegoat according to Durant. And it is none other than Kyrie Irving. Addressing the unfair criticism of Irving, Durant gave a brutal reply.

He said, “Kyrie has always been an easy scapegoat for everybody, especially for the media and the fans, they love to use him as a scapegoat for a lot of problems. So it’s easy to blame him.”

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Irving is being bashed mercilessly recently and Durant puts the record straight as he expects no unfair treatment to his teammate.

Why is Irving being blamed?

Ever since the James Harden trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, Kyrie Irving has taken all the blame. Multiple reports have claimed that Irving is the reason why Harden had asked for a trade in the first place.

A report claimed that Harden would feel weird due to the burning of incense sticks by Irving in the locker room. That’s one of the reasons why Harden asked for a trade.

However, the main reason according to reports is Irving’s vaccination status. Irving recently responded to a user calling him a “weirdo anti-vaxxer”.

Is Irving the reason why James Harden left? Nobody other than the players and the coaches knows. And the latest words from Durant assert that he will not be taking any kind of unnecessary criticism towards Irving.

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