Kyrie unplugged: Irving sounds off on media

On the eve of the NBA ramping back up and the Celtics’ final regular season game against the East-leading Milwaukee Bucks, Kyrie Irving was again critical with the media. In a wide-rangning interview with The Jump’s Rachel Nichols, he talked about the challenges of taking on a leadership role, the strain of this “trying year,” his relationship with LeBron James, and the difficulties incorporating so much young talent onto one team.

In his defense, these questions have become a sort of greatest hits album because the media has constantly turned these all into narratives for this season. Any beat reporter or national media member with a quarter can stick a mic in his face like he’s a human…