The relationship between former Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving and LeBron James was a rocky one from the get-go, according to a trio of Cavs reporters.
“It has been made clear to me by multiple people, Kyrie never really wanted LeBron to come back in the first place,” The Athletic‘s Jason Lloyd said in a roundtable discussion on 92.3 The Fan, a Cleveland radio station. “He didn’t think it was necessary. LeBron said something to Kyrie on the court following a game when he was with Miami, something to the effect of, ‘Keep going, keep doing what you’re doing.