Elite Sports NY · Jun 24, 2022
Let’s parse what Kevin Durant said about Kyrie Irving, Nets on his podcast
Brad Penner | USA TODAY SportsKevin Durant chose a good time to crank out a new podcast.
The Nets star released an episode of his “The ETCs” show Friday, dropping it into a hurricane of offseason drama and speculation keyed by his good pal Kyrie Irving. The cliff notes: The mercurial, vaccine-refusing Irving is currently in a standoff with the Nets as his June 29 opt-out deadline fast approaches. And if Irving chooses free agency and leaves Brooklyn, all eyes will turn to Durant. Could he demand a trade and trigger the complete implosion of the Nets’ superteam era?
Here’s what Durant said on the podcast. And what we think about what he said.