The talk is that teams and their management were not too keen on Kyrie given his off-field situation and that only the Los Angeles Lakers were seriously interested in bringing Irving to LA.
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The Brooklyn Nets seem to have some good news and that is star guard Kyrie Irving has decided to opt in for his final year to stay at the Barclays Center. He will make $36 million this season. He confirmed his decision to stay in an interview with The Athletic where he said, “Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be different lead us into tomorrow. I’ve made my decision to opt in. See you in the fall.”
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is opting into his $37 million player option for the 2022-23 season, @TheAthletic @Stadium has learned. Irving is bypassing on multiple opt-in and trade scenarios to fulfill his four-year commitment to the Nets and Kevin Durant.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2022
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There was a lot of chatter in the NBA about Kyrie wanting to move to other teams and there was even a list of potential teams which apparently Kyrie had drawn up but none of that came to fruition. The talk is that teams and their management were not too keen on Irving given his off-field situation and that only the Los Angeles Lakers along with LeBron James were seriously interested in bringing Irving to LA. Now since that is sorted, a lot of fans took to Twitter to react to the news of Irving deciding to stay put and we have picked out some of the best ones.
Lakers fans watching Kyrie opt-in to stay with the Nets pic.twitter.com/hobqbpqk3C
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) June 27, 2022
The Lakers: “Can we discuss a Kyrie Irving trade?”
The Nets: “Sure. Who are you willing to offer?”
The Lakers: “Russell West-
The Nets: pic.twitter.com/VGhOLV4uof
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) June 27, 2022
Guess Kyrie didn’t want a second chance with LeBron THAT bad – not lose-$30-mil bad. So, after wrecking the Nets last season, he’s forced to play with them next season for a mere $36.5 mil. Some guys just can’t get a break.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 27, 2022
Kyrie to Laker fans pic.twitter.com/UE8sPQaNwd
— LaRatata (@ThadCapper) June 27, 2022
After a failed attempt from the Lakers trying to acquire Kyrie Irving, LeBron James is “seriously considering” requesting a trade
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentralI) June 27, 2022
The Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant brotherhood was too strong
That revenge tour is about to be DIFFERENT pic.twitter.com/IfQXbPRDri
— Cody Mallory (@RealCodyMallory) June 27, 2022
Kyrie Irving to all the haters
He. Is. Back. pic.twitter.com/SbbKil8Oh3
— Cody Mallory (@RealCodyMallory) June 27, 2022
Kyrie Irving YOU are a Brooklyn Net pic.twitter.com/uJuwn0HVSg
— Nets As Depicted By Spongebob (@NetsDepiction) June 27, 2022
Kyrie Irving is a man of his word. Believe me when I tell you that.
— ? Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson (@ScoopB) June 28, 2022
Russell Westbrook After The Lakers Couldn’t Trade Him For Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/OYJ2ELVwoa
— ??????????? (@DimesJayy) June 28, 2022
