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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: Kyrie Irving #2 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers high five against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 09: Kyrie Irving #2 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers high five against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Lakers made a number of trades to shake up their roster before the trade deadline. After striking a deal with the Washington Wizards to bring Rui Hachimura earlier, the Lakers parted ways with two key rotational players. Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook were both traded away to two different teams that brought Mo Bamba and D?Angelo Russell to LA. However, some fans are now convinced that a LeBron James-Kyrie Irving reunion will not happen, despite sources saying so.
Kyrie Irving was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. This caused quite the chaos in Laker Nation as fans were convinced that Irving would join his former Cavs teammate, but Nets owner Joe Tsai had different plans.?
Fans give up on a James-Irving reunion
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Kyrie Irving has now joined forces with Luka Doncic in Dallas to become a deadly duo. The two could possibly become one of the greatest one-two punches in the league for years to come.?
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Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (6) talks with Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (2) during media day the day before Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) (Photo by MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images)
According to Joe Vardon of?The Athletic, Kyrie Irving could be donning a purple and gold jersey next season. However, the 2016 NBA champion will be a free agent after this year and is seeking a huge deal for his services.
Fans on the other hand have seemingly given up on a possible James-Irving reunion from ever happening. One fan tweeted, ?Nobody wants to play for that poverty franchise.?
Here are a few more reactions from NBA Twitter:
Nobody wants to play for that poverty franchise
— ٌ (@DatCelticsFan) February 10, 2023
Windhorst, Marks, and McMenamin all said with the moves that was made yesterday, the ship on Kyrie has sailed. Too much cap space has been eaten up. Plus the Lakers don’t want to give him 4yr max. Dallas will pay him the max if he can act right.
— Whysoserious (@Quiknole) February 10, 2023
It is impossible for Kyrie to come, Vanderbilt has 5M in the next year, Bamba 10M, Beasley 15M, Dlo, Reaves and Hachimura will be extended
— LePrime (@YostinNBA) February 10, 2023
Lakers would either have to be a hard cap team to do that via sign and trade and let some good players go or let a whole bunch of good players go and get Kyrie to take a discount too.
Neither is likely
— Matthew (@MatthewR2415) February 10, 2023
Honestly… they’re probably better off resigning all of their upcoming free agents rather than punt everything on Kyrie. We’ll see what LeGM cooks up though
— JL (@TheyCallMeJL_94) February 10, 2023
Nobody wants to play for poverty 😭
— ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ (@FeelLikeDrew) February 10, 2023
Many fans in the comments section pointed out how the Lakers won?t be able to afford Irving?s contract whereas Dallas could offer him a max deal.
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What LeBron James and Kyrie Irving have accomplished
Kyrie Irving and LeBron James became one of the greatest duos in NBA history during their stint in Cleveland together. They solidified their names in the history books after coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals to defeat the Golden State Warriors.
Watch This Story – John Wall-Bradley Beal, LeBron James-Kyrie Irving, and other NBA brotherhood moments
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However,?the two started having a falling out despite spending three years together with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now, it is still unsure whether Irving would want to leave Dallas and play alongside James once again.?
Should Irving leave the Mavs to reunite with James in LA next season? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
