Does Henny Penny reside in Brooklyn? From the looks of it, the sky is falling. Recent NBA rumors suggest that the Brooklyn Nets are skeptical about offering Kyrie Irving a long-term contract.
Irving should relate: he’s skeptical about a lot of things, including but not limited to the earth’s roundness.
It’s Irving’s aloofness that is making this organization uneasy. He doesn’t appear to be as committed to basketball as you’d like someone to be if you’re paying them tens of millions of dollars to do so. Unfortunately, failing to commit to him may cost them Kevin Durant.
Rumors also suggest that Durant would leave the Nets if they didn’t retain Irving. In all likelihood, he’s growing weary of what appears to be discord within the team.
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The wisest course of action may be for the Nets to lock Irving up long term, appease Durant, and hope for better luck in 2022-23.
With that said, here are two blockbusters that land Kevin Durant on the Miami Heat anyway.