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NFT: Kyrie Irving to have season ending surgery

Saquads26 : 2/20/2020 6:50 pm
Shoulder. Bummer
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28745597/nets-kyrie-irving-season-ending-shoulder-surgery - ( New Window )
Has he ever played  
mattlawson : 2/20/2020 7:08 pm : link
A full season?
Shocking  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/20/2020 7:49 pm : link
....
No clue what to expect from the Nets next season.  
bceagle05 : 2/20/2020 7:59 pm : link
Could completely blow up (injury complications), or they could win the East. I’m kinda hoping they get a third big piece and ship Dinwiddie out in the process - poetic justice for all his yapping.
Mr. Porcelain strikes again...  
bw in dc : 2/20/2020 8:11 pm : link
What a waste by the Nets...

This will give Irving time to bone up for his duties as VP of the Player's Union. Another role which I'm sure he'll squander and flub.

I shouldn’t say it could “blow up”...  
bceagle05 : 2/20/2020 8:14 pm : link
They’ll be a good team next season - definite playoff team even in a worst case scenario. But there are still some question marks.
Kyrie  
GMEN46 : 2/20/2020 8:25 pm : link
As a knicks fan I really wanted durant prior the injury and was 50/50 on signing him after the injury. One thing is for sure I had 0 interest in Kyrie Irving. Can’t stand him, he a team cancer. The nets actually play better without him. I know he is extremely talented but he is such a bad teammate and is a head case.
I love it...  
BC Eagles94 : 2/20/2020 8:33 pm : link
I told my Celtics friend in the off-season that they upgraded from Kyrie to Kemba. Kemba is not as good as Kyrie, that is a fact. But Kemba is a damn good player, who unlike Kyrie, never gets hurt and is a great teammate. Screw Kyrie.
they will fix the shoulder but next year  
xman : 2/20/2020 9:22 pm : link
it will be a knee
The guy is always hurt  
illmatic : 2/20/2020 9:29 pm : link
and when he isn't hurt, he's pissing off all of his teammates. Next year's Brooklyn team should be fun to watch. Not because they'll be Finals contenders but because it'll be fascinating to see how everything plays out for Kyrie and Durant.
So glad he is off the Celtics.  
WalterSobchak : 2/20/2020 10:02 pm : link
That guy is the worst teamate in the NBA. Hands down
Nets were idiots  
Giant John : 2/21/2020 4:55 am : link
To sign this guy.. coach killer.
RE: Nets were idiots  
BillT : 2/21/2020 8:19 am : link
In comment 14815259 Giant John said:
Quote:
To sign this guy.. coach killer.

I agree but no Kyrie no Durant.
This is why I didn't like the rumors the Knicks were interested.  
Matt M. : 2/21/2020 9:04 am : link
I was also in the minority of not wanting Durant. I didn't want to gamble that he comes back from the achilles injury.
Nets  
TyreeHelmet : 2/21/2020 11:40 am : link
Are on the clock with Durant and Iriving only signed for the next 2 seasons. Won’t take many things to go wrong for both those 2 to start looking for the next team.

I usually hate questioning players injuries, but this feels suspect with Kyrie. What a wasted year for him.
Tyree  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/21/2020 11:41 am : link
Next year is a big, big year for Brooklyn. I'm curious to see if KD returns at 100%.
i mean BKN...  
Italianju : 2/21/2020 12:37 pm : link
100% had to take this risk based on the upside. If KD comes back as KD they are a championship contender. But yeah there was a lot of risk here and Kyrie missing so much time combined with the fact they have played better when he is hurt isnt a great start.
anyone judging  
hitdog42 : 2/21/2020 1:15 pm : link
the nets/kyrie experience on a season where KD was never going to play and Kyrie was hurt--- already had their mind made up on the situation before hand... so there is that.

hopefully he gets healthy with this surgery.
exactly  
davek3698 : 2/21/2020 1:39 pm : link
Soap opera crap for fans of the sensationalized. Get Irving healthy for next year. Focus on developing LeVert, Allen and hopefully Claxton. Figure what other pieces stay long term. Gain some playoff experience (hopefully).
So I guess we'll all just pretend that Kyrie Irving  
PhiPsi125 : 2/21/2020 1:46 pm : link
will suddenly become a beacon of health and quality teammate next year? And that Durant will be "Durant" after a devastating basketball injury?

Listen, as a Knicks fan, i would have signed them too. So no judgement here. But it's not as simple as "just get healthy".

I don't see what is getting sensationalized. At least with Kyrie, things have gone just as everyone expected and feared. Team is better with him off the court and will on l play 20 games due to injury.
Nobody's sensationalizing anything.  
bceagle05 : 2/21/2020 2:02 pm : link
I'm guessing the expectation this season was to put up 45+ wins with a strong showing from Kyrie, and set the table for KD/Kyrie to make a run at the title next year. The title run may still happen, but nothing about this season was a positive step in that direction.
my point is  
hitdog42 : 2/21/2020 2:10 pm : link
there is no conclusion to make other then this season is disappointing- Kyrie injury a concern- but the goal was always next year and zero is different in that regard.... so drawing broad conclusions, seems a bit ill timed and has the potential to have egg in the face... or not.
I'd hate to be tied to this guy for years to come  
ghost718 : 2/21/2020 2:10 pm : link
Never trusted him

Wonder if they shipped his ass elsewhere,would Durant stay in
Brooklyn.

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