I lookedattwoways, likeKyrieknowthatsomebodyprobablytook a pictureofhim.
I mean, doeshecare, right?
I don't I don't knowthereasoning.
I canassumeBlackKyriehasn't playedbecauseofthingsthatpotentiallyhavehappenedinourcountry.
Andhefeelsstronglyaboutthat.
Ifthatisthecase, um, sothat's oneaspect.
Maybejustdoesn't care.
Maybeitis.
Youknow, a lotofthisforKyrieismaybehimsaythisiswhat I'm standingfor.
Theseairprinciples.
I livemylife, andthisiswhat I wanttodo.
Soitiswhereitison.
Thenthere's anotherpartofmethatlooksatitand, likethisalsocontinuestopropeltheissue, though, right, likethat's whythere's a trustissuewithpeople.
That's whythere's a trustissuewiththemedia.
Allthesenarrativesstartsspinningaway, andthere's a tonofspeculationandlook a partofthatKyrieSure, becausehe's nottheoneproperlyarticulatingwhatthereasonofhimsteppingawayhasbeen.
Butitkindoffeedsintoit.
So I I gottabehonestwithyou.
I'm disorientedwiththiswholething.
I havenoidea.
I feelsobadforSteveNashwhenSteveNashhastomakecommentsandsays, Hey, look, it's there's a There's anunknowntimelineorwhenKyrieIrvingisgoingtocomebackandplay, thinkaboutthepositionthatputshim.
I mean, nobodycanspeakforKyrieIrving, butKyrieIrvingAnd I thinkwhenyougothroughsomethinglikethis, I wouldlovetoknowifthereis a principleonwhichKyrieIrvingisdecidedtostandandstayoutfor.
Becauseifitis, let's bringattentiontowardsit.
I thinkbynotsayinganything, itbecomesit's gonnasoundcrazy, man.
Iftheunselfishthingistosay, Hey, thisiswhy I'm notplayingbecause I wanttobringattentiontowardsthis.
I amflabbergastedcountlesstimesandthisisthisissomebody.
It's myfavoriteplayerintheleagueThisissomebodythatislike a little I mean, he's not a brothertomebecausewe'renotevencloselikethat, butonejerseyPGfromDuketoeanotherlikeand I findmyselfconstantlyinthisworldwhere I'm tryingThiofindreasonwithit, right?
FindunderstandingtowhyKyriedoeswhathedoes.
And I can't onthisone, man, I can't.
I hear I heartheexasperationinyourvoice, and I wasgoingtomentionthedoconnection, obviously.
Andforthosejoiningus, J.
Willonwithus, um, MalikaAndrewsandAdrianWillDanowski, bothreportingthattheleagueisexpectedtoreviewvideosthatwe'retalkingaboutherethatiscirculatingonsocialmediaof a masslessKyrie, Irvingandwhatappearstobe a familybirthdayparty.
Isitabouthimjustbeingdefiantandsaying I'm gonnajustlivemylifetheway I want?
If I don't feellikeplayingrightnow, I'm notgoingtotheresponsibilitythatpeopleputonhimisMauraaboutthesizeofthecontractandtheimportancetoyourteamthanitisthatwe'retryingtoforcehimtobe a certainwayas a person, because I'm alwaystold, Well, he's differentandyouhavetoacceptthathe's different.
But I'm sorry.
You'realsoputon a certainstageandyou'reacceptingthatstagewhenyousign a contract.
I mean, ifyou'reJoe, seerightnow, ifyou'reSeanMarks, hopefullyyouknowwhat's goingon.
Um, that's problematicwithinitself, youknowwhat I mean?
Alan, I justsaidhopefullyyouknowwhat's goingon.
Thefactthat, like, youknow, thinkaboutthatfor a secondguywhoisKevinDurantisprobablyoneofthemosttalentedplayersthereisintheleague, right?
KevinhashispersonalityinwhichKevin's a leaderbut, likeKevindoesn't getinvolvedinlivestock.
Kevinlovesthehoop.
Kyrieislikethatdemonstrativevoiceonthisteam.
Ifthatnaturallypropelsyoutobein a leadershippositionwithoutmaybeyou.
Hopefullyyouverbalizethateverybodyyourteam.
Butifyouverbalizedthateverybodyinyourteam, I don't knowwhyteammateswouldn't justhavehisbackandcomeoutandsaywhatitisorSteveNasajustsaywhereitisthefactthatnobodyknowswhereitisandnobodyiswillingtosaywhatitis.