CHARLOTTE, N. C. – Following last Tuesday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets, Kyrie Irving’s exuberance probably got the best of him.
Not long after that game ended, the Dallas Mavericks’ guard was talking about how excited he was about playing the very next night in New Orleans against the Pelicans. But there was only one problem.
“I was speaking from an emotional place,” Irving said. “I’m sorry if anyone at home was confused by that, but in the NBA we have protocol. There is a certain step-by-step process that goes on.