SHANGHAI — Atop the Ritz-Carlton, overlooking this city, Kyrie Irving huddled with Joe Tsai. The superstar who will lead the Nets locked in conversation with the billionaire who just bought them.
These are the moments Tsai cherishes.
With Kevin Durant out for most if not all of this season, the Nets will need Irving to live up to his all-NBA billing. The guard signed a four-year, $141 million contract this summer, and Monday night he met with the man who signs those hefty checks.
“I had a chat with him on the rooftop when we were taking photographs.