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NBA Twitter Reacts to Report That Kyrie Irving Wants Out of Cleveland

Thomas DuffyJul 21, 2017

On Friday afternoon, ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst reported that star point guard Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The most jaw-dropping part of the report? Uncle Drew no longer wants to play with LeBron James; per Windhorst, Irving wants to be a "focal point."

Fans on Twitter went into a frenzy, and rightfully so (warning: NSFW language):

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Dan Gilbert in his office typing that letter trashing Kyrie like pic.twitter.com/I599qmOfY7
— d. (@312Darius) July 21, 2017"

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Kyrie got his ring early. He’s got the Young Kobe syndrome. I can’t be mad at him. He’s in for a rude awakening, though. Like Kobe.
— Ry (@JustRyCole) July 21, 2017"