“LeBron Made You”: Kyrie Irving Makes Shocking Devin Booker MVP Claim That Leaves NBA Fans Fuming

Kyrie Irving and LeBron James were teammates in the Cleveland Cavaliers from the year 2015 to 2017. The Cavaliers was the first team for both NBA superstars. 

Their time together at the Cavaliers was a successful one, as they won the NBA championship in 2016 together for the first time in Cavaliers’ history. The partnership between LeBron and Kyrie was a force to reckon with and had the potential to be the greatest duo of the NBA.

What could have been and what ended up taking place are two completely different things. Even though the partnership could have ripped apart the NBA, it took an unfortunate turn. The beef between LeBron and Kyrie was a simple case of – wrong mentor, wrong pupil.

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Kyrie Irving surprising claim suffers backlash from fans

Kyrie recently tweeted keeping Phoenix Suns Devin Booker in the highest regard. He claimed the DBook had the MVP potential. 

Some fans did not agree with Kyrie’s claim and had him on the ropes on Twitter.

Kyrie tweeted his shout for Devin Booker after the Suns star dropped a 49 point game against the Denver Nuggets. Devin’s 49 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists made the victory for the Suns possible. The Phoenix Suns have the best record in the league this season 60-14. It is fair to say that a lot of the credit for Suns’ success has to go to Devin Booker’s top class performances.

Devin Booker has been in the form of his life. Moreover, there might be some truth in the fact that his name also needs to be mentioned among the best players in the league. He has averaged 26.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

Also read: Devin Booker reveals how Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul helped him.

Although Devin has been brilliant, according to the MVP rankings, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo make the top three in this order. However, there might be many others like Kyrie Irving who would claim to have Devin Booker in the MVP contention. Excitingly, the season is at its business end and we will soon find out who will be crowned the MVP.