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Lewis: Kyrie Irving was openly ‘defiant’ of Steve Nash’s play calls

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Steve Nash is gone and Kyrie Irving could be unless he fills certain requirements laid out for his return. Now comes a report from Brian Lewis that the Hall of Famer and the superstar weren’t in sync on play-calling to the point that Irving was openly defiant of Nash’s in-game moves.

Lewis reports Wednesday...

In the Nets’ Oct. 29 loss to the Pacers — one of the last games before Kyrie Irving was suspended — the All-Star guard didn’t just wave off the play called by then-coach Steve Nash. On 10 separate occasions, Nash called a specific play and the scout watched Irving do something entirely different.