Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving went days without talking to teammates

Another day and another story on Kyrie Irving, the Cavs disgruntled star.

Kyrie Irving went on for consecutive days between the first and second round of the playoffs without talking to his teammates.

ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin went on the BBall Breakdown podcast and talked about Irving.

"“I’m not sure. Phoenix, of course, hired James Jones this offseason. He’s been inside that locker room.He saw Kyrie Irving in the playoffs this year—in between the first round when they beat Indiana and the second round when they played Toronto—go consecutive days without speaking to a teammate at practice. On that stage.It’s one thing for people to go through your ups and downs during the regular season. But when you get to the playoffs, the main thing is the main thing, and we’re brothers, and we’re pulling together to get this thing done.Even at that level, there were things that made him sullen or reclusive from his teammates.”"

It seems like McMenamin got that information from ex-Cavs player and current Suns front office executive James Jones. Jones is obviously a close friend of LeBron James and his team is one of the front-runners in the chase for Kyrie.

Jones knows Irving better than any executive in the league. This could change things on some level with trade talks between Cleveland and Phoenix. Could Cleveland not talk to Phoenix now after this leak of information? It is possible.

You can listen to the full podcast here. McMenamin’s comments above start at the 20:37 mark.

Kyrie Irving, while he was the clear second fiddle on the Cavaliers, still needs to communicate with his team. This could have been crucial if they had momentary collapses throughout those series. Irving, if he wants to be the man on the team, needs to prove that he can be better than that.

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This season might be a test run for Irving if he truly wants traded. He has two seasons left on his contract, and the Cavaliers will want to get something in return for Irving. Irving needs to prove his value on a deeper, more of a leader, level.