You donāt have to be a genius or a psychicto notice that Kyrie Irving and LeBron James just donāt get along. Irving didnāt want to play with him anymore and constantly tried to prove that he was āThe Manā when they played together with the Cleveland Cavaliers and has taken a couple of shots at James ever since. So, every time they face each other, you know thatās must-watch television for NBA fans all over the world. Needless to say, their encounter when the Brooklyn Netsvisited the Los Angeles Lakers wasnāt the exception to that rule.
The Nets made a fool out of the Lakers from start to finish. They dominated the game almost at will, with LeBron James single-handedly carrying the offensive load for the purple and gold without Anthony Davis.
Brooklyn went back home with a 21-point win even without Kevin Durant, but perhaps the most remarkable thing about the game was the way Kyrie Irving made fun of LeBron after missing a technical free-throw.
Kyrie Irving Mocks LeBron James
LeBron James has never been an elite shooter from the charity stripe so it wasnāt odd to see him miss badly. Kyrie, however, couldnāt hide his excitement about watching his former teammate struggle, askingāThatās your best free throw shooter?ā
Kyrie Irving Warns The Lakers
Kyrie Irvingās trash-talking didnāt end there. After the game, the former Boston Celticsā flop claimed that theyāll āsee the Lakers down the lineā, assuming that they will meet again at full strength in the NBA Finals.
Hopefully, should that happen, both teams will be healthy enough to put on a show and a series that goes seven games. Without Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers just donāt stand a chance to beat them,and Kevin Durant is the Netsā best player.
