Report: Kyrie threatened Cavs with knee surgery (which he still needs)

As the Cavs season seems to circle the toilet, one bit of Monday morning quarterbacking going on is wondering why the Cavs ever honored Kyrie’s trade request.

The prevailing thought here is the Cavs should have told Kyrie to tough it out for one more season and then see if LeBron sticks around. If LeBron did, then they could move Kyrie for a better cast of characters. If he didn’t, Kyrie could resume his role as Cleveland’s main guy moving forward.

However, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Kyrie threatened to sabotage his own season by getting knee surgery.

According to multiple sources, Irving threatened to sit out the season and have surgery on his knee, convincing Gilbert and…