“What Happened to Shame?”: LeBron James Openly Going Gaga Over Kyrie Irving Clouds Tampering Terror Over Lakers Fans

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo took center stage for the All-Star game drafts. LeBron first picked Joel Embiid, but his second pick caught the world’s attention. With his second pick, the four-time NBA Champion said, “I’m going with the wizard, aka young guy, Kyrie Irving.” Following the announcement, Ernie Johnson from Inside the NBA said, “Hey Cleveland, that was for you.” There it was, years after winning a championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron and Kyrie Irving were back to being teammates.

For three days after Irving requested a trade earlier this month, many speculated that the two NBA stars would, once again, flaunt the same jersey. LeBron voiced the desire to play with Irving. However, Kyrie marched toward the Dallas Maverick roster, putting an end to speculations and earning a reaction from James himself. With that said, solace was found during the All-Star Weekend. As the discussions around the one-game teammates continued, LeBron showered heaps of praise on Irving, leaving Los Angeles Lakers troubled.

Fans left bothered after LeBron James showers heaps of praise on Kyrie Irving

During the post-game interview, LeBron spoke about picking Irving and teaming up with him. He pointed out that the world knows how he truly feels about Irving. Following this, he said, “I’m very proud of him. Very proud of the man that he’s become in his life right now.” The four-time finals MVP added that it was special to team up with a “guy that you watch play, that you admire play.”

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As videos of this response made rounds online, Laker Nation rushed to Twitter to weigh in on the comments. For fans, this felt like LeBron was recruiting Irving to play with the Lakers next year. They replied to the tweet claiming the same and urged him to stop with the words of praise. Fans wrote that James was tampering with the future and expressed their frustrations. Here are some of the reactions:

Four-time NBA Champion voiced out disappointment

NBA’s All-Time leading scorer voiced that he would love to have Kyrie on the Lakers roster. However, when this failed, he claimed to be disappointed. In an interview with ESPN, James said, “I can’t sit here and say I’m not disappointed on not being able to land such a talent.” The disappointment deepened when the talent in question was someone who LeBron had great chemistry with and was certain to bag a championship title.

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However, he added that his focus has shifted and the disappointment is fading away. For LeBron, the focus right now is the Lakers and getting them to make it to the playoffs.

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