This conspiracy theory is more believable.
Kyrie Irving took a shot at the Warriors for playing Kevin Durant in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, only to have him rupture his Achilles and possibly miss the entire 2019-’20 season.
“A lot of people have responsibilities for why that happen on a national stage. We all know K was not ready to play in that environment,” Irving said at Nets Media Day on Friday. “We all know that, whether people want to admit or not. He was out 31 days … We put him out there to sell a product that came before the person, Kevin.