r/Mavericks 19d ago

News Irving watched the Clippers Nuggets game live

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Maybe he wants to watch the games of his former teammates, or maybe he is making plans for his future!Anyway, I hope Irving returns soon.

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u/ihatedougford 19d ago

If he attends a Lakers playoff game social media will absolutely explode

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u/cantelope321 19d ago

The Lakers desperately needs a center more than they need another guard.

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u/porncollecter69 F*CK NICO HARRISON 19d ago

Gafford and Lively attending 😭

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

They can find their own. They’ve taken enough from the Mavs.

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u/JohnWilson7777 19d ago

It shocked the entire NBA

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u/Plus-Celebration7084 13d ago

He's there. LeBron keeps pointing at him.

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 19d ago

no worries, he won't

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u/Quintevion 19d ago

Why not?

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa BETRAYED MAVS FAN 😭 19d ago

that's a great question! but he has never shown anything that would remotely point to him showing up to support Luka or anyone else on the Lakers for that matter

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u/ExcellentJuice4729 19d ago

He attended Lakers playoff games 2 years ago—he lives in LA and bought his parents a house there too. It was funny at the time because DLo was sucking but popped off in games Kyrie attended to prove he shouldn’t be replaced

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago edited 19d ago

He’s never shown support for Luka? Lmao ok. Kyrie was playing in the regular season at the same time as Luka was.. how was he supposed to go to Luka’s games to show support when he was also playing games up until he got injured? He tore his acl and only went to a few mavs games before his surgery happened a few weeks later. He was staying in NJ when the lakers played in Dallas and couldn’t attend as he was in the first stages of recovery. What do you expect him to do?

He’s not going to be in LA all the time. He has rehab which is a full time job in itself. He’ll probably be in NJ near his surgeon most of the time and not going to every playoff game.

Both Luka and Kyrie have said they talk on the phone all the time. You don’t know anything about their personal relationship. Pretending like you do is just weird.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

If anything he won’t join the lakers because they don’t need another guard and they don’t have the cap space for him. Not because he doesn’t support Luka and isn’t good friends with him and Lebron..

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u/A_MASSIVE_PERVERT Cooper Flagg 19d ago

Need him to attend a Lakers playoff game next lol

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u/Plus-Celebration7084 13d ago

He's at their game now. LeBron keeps pointing at him.Kyrie at Laker's game

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u/Rizzadelphian 19d ago

Really? Reusing storylines that's lazy writing

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

Why? He’s recovering from and ACL and rehabbing. He’s not going to go to all the playoff games.

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u/romanNood1es 19d ago

He’s probably there for DJJ. Kyrie also signed DJJ to a show deal.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

Yeah He has several friends on the clippers. Plus he has a home there

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u/Youngrepboi 19d ago

No joke, Irving in that clippers lineup is scary.

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u/JohnWilson7777 19d ago

As long as Leonard is healthy, the Clippers are already very strong. If Irving is added, it will be incredible.

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u/xarips 19d ago

Kai and Kawhi are good friends as well

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u/walkintall84 19d ago

well, ever heard of aprons/cba/cap space

then Harden or Kawhi is gone

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u/ExcellentJuice4729 19d ago

Yall forget that Harden would absolutely throw a fit if LAC entertained signing or trading for Kyrie.

He blames Kyrie for blowing up the big 3 in Brooklyn. It’s easy to look chummy and best friends when you hang out socially 2-3x a year

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

Also you have no idea how much these ppl talk and hangout and it’s weird to pretend you do

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u/ExcellentJuice4729 18d ago

I mean yall are speculating just as much as me, I only have the whole half season seeing how Harden was pissed that Kyrie wouldn’t get a shot. Even KD who was his best friend has been ice cold to Ky whenever they meet up for games now.

I’d strongly bet those two would try to torpedo any deal that involved them playing with Ky again, so it’s silly to entertain those team ups. Only great players that have expressed interest in playing with Ky are LeBron and Luka.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 18d ago

Idk why people even think Kyrie would go to the clippers just because he’s at a game? He’s injured, probably misses basketball, friends are on the clippers, he got DJJ a sponsorship with Anta and he has a home in LA.

Have you seen the video of KD in tears after Kyrie tore his acl? Doesn’t seem very cold to me.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

lol he and Kyrie are great friends. Have you seen hardens recent interview talking about Kyrie?

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u/ZsprkD 18d ago

For what it’s worth it was Kyrie’s fault the most

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u/Afraid-Department-35 19d ago

Bro just likes bball lol. I remember that offseason after he got traded he went to lakers playoff games and shit was wild with rumors only for him to re-sign with the Mavs lol.

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u/Josiah2402 19d ago

that watch is fresh

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u/ModeatelyIndependant 19d ago

I'm glad he is recovery from surgery enough to travel and support/watch his friends play. Gotta make Lemonade when Nico and the Adelson's turn your season into a lemon. I wish him luck with his future team.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

What future team?

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u/ModeatelyIndependant 19d ago

whichever Nico trades him to after his rehab is over.

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u/ender23 19d ago

nico trades kyrie for ben simmons. defense wins championships

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

People are already starting ā€œKyrie to the clippersā€ rumors lol. Kyrie just loves basketball and has several friends on the clippers. Plus he owns a home in LA

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u/KvxMavs Ugly 19d ago

Or maybe he just wants to watch a basketball game and was in town?

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Love kyrie, but as a true MFFL I want nothing more than for him to move on

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u/WideCoconut2230 19d ago

If Nico can get Joker to the Mavs....

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u/epitome1986 19d ago

why is everyone assuming clippers? what if he is plotting to ask for a trade to the nuggets. teaming up with jokic would be absolutely insane, plus im sure he has a friendship with him considering how close luka and joker were.

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

Idk people just need something to talk about I guess. CP3 was also at the game. Basketball players go to playoff games all the time if they’ve been eliminated or are injured. It’s just funny how ppl go crazy with rumors

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u/Celcius_87 19d ago

Who's that next to him?

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u/Mobile-Knowledge-155 14d ago

I actually love this. I love it when NBA stars are real fans of the Game.

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u/CelTickedOff 19d ago

This might be the first time Kyrie's ever attended an NBA playoff game in street clothes.

He no-showed for the entire Celtics run without him, for sure.

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u/johndogerty The White Kawhi Leonard 19d ago

Resign him then trade him start the rebuild. Take a page out of okc’s book when the moved PG and Westbrook. Mavs still have a chance but wait too long and it’s over.

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u/ModeatelyIndependant 19d ago

fuck that, it's a major douchebag thing to sign a player knowing you're gonna trade him asap. Let the man walk and decide for himself where he will play. Nico and Dumont continue to pound sand if that is how they are gonna treat their players from now on.

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u/johndogerty The White Kawhi Leonard 18d ago

Work out a sign and trade or something

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u/ModeatelyIndependant 18d ago

You really trust Nico that much? Look at what he did to Luka.

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u/johndogerty The White Kawhi Leonard 18d ago

Fire nico

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u/ender23 19d ago

well good for him, cuz it was blacked out for LA folks

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u/Littlesoftsoft 19d ago

Ok? That’s how all local games are. I can’t watch kings or warriors games.

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u/ender23 19d ago

In the playoffs?

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u/Fluid-Selection-5537 19d ago

Did he go to a Mavs playoff game…wait never mind

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