NEW YORK — When Kyrie Irving’s commerce request was reported on Friday, Brooklyn Nets heart Nic Claxton’s telephone began going loopy.
“I used to be taking a nap,” Claxton stated. “And I appeared in one among my group chats and I noticed it and I used to be like, ‘Wow.’ Simply caught me off guard. However it’s what it’s.”
Nets wing Royce O’Neale stated he was “shocked” by Irving’s commerce request, including that he came upon the “identical means all people else did: Twitter.”
“We’re identical to all people else,” Claxton stated. “We’re caught off guard.”
Irving’s future in Brooklyn is unsure. The Nets have three video games earlier than Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET commerce deadline, beginning with Saturday’s matchup towards the Washington Wizards. Irving “reported some calf soreness,” coach Jacque Vaughn stated, so he’ll miss the Wizards sport. Claxton stated he realized that Irving can be out of the lineup “after I bought right here.”
Vaughn stated he wasn’t certain whether or not or not Irving can be at Barclays Middle on Saturday. The coach didn’t say whether or not or not he expects Irving to be in uniform when the Nets host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.
“I am simply going to be involved about tonight,” Vaughn stated.
Requested if Irving had instantly informed Vaughn that he desires a commerce or defined his rationale, Vaughn stated: “I did not ask these questions. There is a enterprise facet to this factor and there is a human facet to this factor. I elected to the touch on the human facet, examine on him as a person. I will go away the enterprise facet to [team president] Sean [Marks] and that group.”
Claxton stated that he communicated with Irving after the information — “he hit me, simply checking in” — and isn’t judging Irving for asking out.
“I all the time respect his choice, no matter which may be,” Claxton stated. “That is my brother. And we simply gotta roll with who’s right here.”
As for whether or not or not Irving would possibly change his thoughts, Claxton stated: “I do not know. I imply, no thought. I simply work right here, on the finish of the day. I simply need to come out right here and beat Washington and have enjoyable in entrance of our followers.”
O’Neale, who additionally texted with Irving on Friday, supplied no extra readability on the topic: “We did not get that far. It was only a textual content after which a reply after which that was it.”
Round this time final season, a disgruntled James Harden wished out and Brooklyn traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers. Within the offseason, Kevin Durant requested out and the Nets didn’t commerce him. Brooklyn parted methods with coach Steve Nash seven video games into this season, and three days later suspended Irving throughout an antisemitism scandal. In spite of everything of that, on Jan. 9, the Nets had gained 18 of 20 video games and owned the NBA’s second-best report. Durant has not performed since then due to a sprained MCL, however they’re nonetheless 31-20 and fourth within the East.
“I am hoping we have constructed up sufficient psychological resolve,” Vaughn stated. “That is form of been the duty going alongside this factor.”
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Ever the optimist, Vaughn stated he hopes that Irving’s commerce request “lifts the group up and that they will pull collectively.” He spoke to each member of the staff individually on Friday, and he stated he desires all of them to “play with a free thoughts” and deal with what’s in entrance of them.
“I stated to them, ‘We’re not going to make this bizarre; we’re right here to play. we’re right here to do a job, present up and do your job,'” Vaughn stated. “I stated, ‘You have completed this. First step of this factor is we’re right here, we’re exhibiting up.'”
Requested if he feels Irving is letting the staff down, Vaughn stated he’s “not going to invest on what they assume.” Requested once more what he personally thinks, Vaughn stated: “I feel you will have a duty as a basketball participant, like I do as a coach. I present up, I do my job each single day. That is what I signed up for, and that is my expectations for 1 via 17.”
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