Kevin Love talks about the relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving
Before the 2017-18 season, the Cleveland Cavaliers made some changes in their lineup. In fact, they traded one of the key pieces of the team went they sent All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics.
They were talking about doing it in private conversations but it came to the ears of Irving, who demanded a trade and threatened the team to sit out the whole year with a knee surgery if they didn't pull the trigger. This blew every chances the Cavaliers had to win another championship and confirmed LeBron was gone after the season.
Kevin Love talked about the not so perfect relationship between LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in a little conversation with Jason Lloyd of The Athletic.
“It was significant,” he said. “Take away any of the off-the-court stuff — it's easy to say that — but on the court, they were devastating together. Playing downhill like that, when they were on, outside of the Warriors, we didn't believe that anybody could play with us. With how we spread the floor, with how Bron was so powerful and dominant. Kyrie as well. He was a magician with the basketball and playing in the open court. Hitting threes and shooters all around them. It's tough to bring in so many new players and not know what that's going to look like.”
In some ways, Kevin Love regrets the Cavs didn't have a « Last Dance » just like the Chicago Bulls had 22 years ago, as it is presented in the documentary about MJ's career.
“To even have just one more run at it, to see what we were capable of. Just one more run. I would've really loved to see that,” Love said. “I think we would've been primed for another really big run. Even if it was, for both of them, their last year in Cleveland. It would've been nice to see what we were capable of.”
Credit: The Athletic
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