Kyrie Irving was probably very scared for his ankle. On Tuesday, the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers (108-114). And late in the game, the point guard was involved in some heavy-handed action with the Blazers winger Nassir Little.
After a lost ball, the young talent from Portland did not hesitate to throw himself into the legs of the superstar to try to recover it. An attempt which failed, and which angered the native of Melbourne.
Because with his dive, Little took everything in his path, including Irving’s ankle.
“It was a bad action. There was no need for him to dive that far off the ball… There is no room in our game for such an action. I understand Nassir’s intention, this is not against him. But it was not necessary”, released Kyrie Irving in a press conference.
After this exit from the superstar, Little decided to respond to him on the social network Twitter.
“I would never hurt anyone on purpose, I have the utmost respect for Kyrie! But you’re kidding yourself if you think it’s a bad move, and I would do it again. what are you talking about”, to plague Nassir Little.
We can still understand the annoyance of Kyrie Irving. On the replays, with the close-ups on his ankle, he was probably very scared of a big injury. But for his part, Nassir Little intends to continue to commit 100% …
Here is the diving play by Nassir Little that Kyrie Irving felt was ‘unnecessary.’ Irving rolled his left ankle but finished the game and said he’ll be available for Chicago. pic.twitter.com/4qOkQpEl6j
— DaveEarly (@DavidEarly) January 11, 2022
“Kyrie Irving, the most technical point guard in history”
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