Kyrie Irving Explains Why He Left The CLEVELAND, CELTICS & What It Feels Like Playing With LeBron 

kyrie sounds like a guy who just got out of highschool who didn't go to college and just started youtube, bro sound young and coo as hell, like he don't even play for the nba. lol, kind of like yourrage

I appreciate Kyrie opening up to his fans more.

Hearing Kyrie talk candidly is super dope much respect

I really appreciate his vulnerability and how he opens up, He admitted that he can’t multi task and I am horrible at that as well, this is what will hurt the media because he can now talk directly to the masses without them changing the narrative, I just wish I can interview him one day, I don’t even play basketball but I would just love to pick his brain about small things like footwork, moves and just life questions, fun type questions.

Fr this made me feel bad. These dudes may be making millions, but that doesn't take away from the fact that they're real people with real emotions, and they can't escape the public eye. I mean imagine the worst thing you ever went through, and at that same time you have people sending you death threats, shouting terrible things at you in the streets, and TV shows slandering you when they don't even know the story. Even with all of the millions, that's a life I'd never want to live. Respect to Kyrie!

even as a cavs fan, kyrie never stopped being my favorite player. he is without a doubt the most misunderstood player in sports. this video honestly inspired me a lot cause it makes me feel okay about making tough decisions for myself due to my own mental struggles. not everyone is going to agree with you and support you, a lot of people will take surface level information and run with it instead of genuinely looking into things and trying to understand another person. my respect for kyrie being vulnerable and true to himself and honest about being wrong at times and making mistakes and not blaming others and just taking full mature responsibility and being fully transparent with his story is honestly so inspiring to me because a lot of people in his position would not do the same. kyrie will forever will be my favorite player and will always have my support.

I fucking love this side, his side, no out of context clips or media influence

this is why i mess with kyrie he’s original doesn’t try be something he’s not , he also honest and full of humility.. took time out of his day to talk with his fans online in 2k 💯💯that’s real

Kyrie smarter than what his haters give him credit for. He just stands for what he believes in and understands he doesn't owe the media

I was a textbook Kyrie hater for all that he did. After this though and realizing that we both went thru injury depression. Respect for him has went so much higher !

Kyrie as Boston fan . I’m sorry and I appreciate your time here . I love you and thank you . Stay strong .

He talks exactly like a guy from Jersey....The way he tells a story, his pauses, the way he takes 30 secs of basically explaining one point. If you guys want to know what a Jersey dialect is like, it's right here.

Ngl this made me have a lot more respect for kyrie fr

Hearing him grieving a loved one and have to play an entire season sheds a new light on the season. I didn’t even know his loved one passed. This is why I love players going to twitch , RU-vid , etc. they can really talk about everything without having to give a PR response .

At 19:50 when he speaks about being injured and being depressed about not being able to do anything is so true. When i had my ankle injury and was out for a month and a half it was the most depressed i ever felt in my life

Nah Kyrie and Ben on the same team is scary, they just gonna keep encouraging each other to miss games for bullshit

bro really sounds like a steamer and bro just be himself. sounds like he can be any one of us and that's just cool to see

This is Dope! His transparency is everything.

Kyrie‘s a special soul and acts out of good and pure intentions. Don’t let the media tell you otherwise. Much love, Kai!

33:16 fast forward two years later and he in the WCF possibly heading to the finals, he wasn't lyin

more players need to do this i learned so much about one of my favorite players. i wanna see brodie do something like this

Hated kyrie when he wanted out of the Cavs, but respect him now for opening up, he was young and left awkwardly

Appreciate this fam. Peace

kyrie been my favorite pg since he got drafted to cleveland it sucks how much hate he was getting for just being real. glad he clears it up tho

That Game 4 performance by the Cavs was one of the bests in Finals history in terms of shooting. Had to do some crazy ass shots to get that W

Respect to this. Losing a close loved one is unbelievably tough. It changes you as a person. I couldn’t imagine doing that and then having to deal with national media daily. Grief is hard. Keep pushing Ky!

A real one. I've always said there is a reason for everything. Respect for Kyrie. Looking forward into watching this guy hoop.

As a Celtics fan I need all my fellow Cs fans need to hear this

Bro need to keep streaming I fw this

Nobody in life be caring Whatchu go thru it’s just all about performance like he said 🤦🏽‍♂️ it’s sad

as a celtics fan i honestly respect tf out of ky, he did what he could and it’s a sad outcome to something that could have been great.

Bro I’m high af just chilling drinking oj in the morning watching this and it feels like I’m in a party chat with Kyrie just chilling like you do with the boys in a party . 🤣 on a serious not tho, it’s so dope hearing Kyrie talk so openly and chill 💯

Kyrie couldve lost his whole leg with that knee infection, it's still great to see him out there. And you have to cut above the knee for those infections

Thank you for giving us the whole thing and not just dumb clips

Much respect bruh. That is a lot of the scenes that brings some things in true perspective. Its not your responsibility to tell but I am glad you did to pain the true picture.

Plans up his sleeve. He was gonna bring KD to Boston huh, hence the number change to 7, Warriors sign & trade KD for Jaylen Brown. That would’ve been fye

As a Celtics fan I must say it’s dope hearing his reasoning for everything. Makes you really take a step back and put yourself in his shoes. Respect to Kyrie I wish more nba players were cool like this

kyrie has always been real as fuck. on and off the court one of my favorite players. loved every bit of the insights he gave us. wish the media stopped constantly slandering kyries name too

It’s good to hear ur goat fight through similar challenges

Interesting he talks about playing with cleveland it was mostly from a basketball standpoint, where his stint with boston was pretty internal and personal

Nothing but respect.

This made me understand him I always thought he was weird but it makes sense now . Life happens

Keep it 💯 always man!

kyrie to be my favorite player and after everything happened especially with lebron, i disliked him a lot. the media is really good at putting people against each other, i really thought he and lebron didn’t like eachother. we sometimes forget nba players go through things too. i got so much more respect for him now

Literally a team of starting All-Stars… I don’t think we will ever see that again Idk why Kyrie was against it while agreeing that KD going to the Warriors DID ruin a HUGE historical rivalry

I got mad respect for kyrie always have ... hearing this really reminded me how human these people we idolize are too smh the media is crazy we so easily forget they ppl to respect for him too

Appreciate you young King keeping it real! #MambaMentality

I can hear in Kyrie’s voice that he was such a fan of the NBA but the media and the fans kinda killed his Spirit because he left everything out on the floor

K. I . has definitely earned my respect not that he needed it. But I applaud you brother many blessings. #RESPECT

People are so brainwashed that they’ll come over to listen to a 30+ minute video of somebody they don’t like talking about shit, just to still leave a negative comment or continue to bash his name afterwards 😭🤣

Damn this reminds me of Giannis quote when they lost their playoff series a few years ago. It’s not just about championships. I have a ton of respect for Kyrie and his journey.

I’m here in 2024 right before the NBA finals somebody need to clip this part this man is like Nostradamus 33:14

He needs to stream way more often 😂

It’s crazy niggas in his stream were callin kap when HE decided to share HIS bts of his trade from Cleveland to playin on the Celtics dat Shii is mind blowin😂😂😂😂

This is GOLD content

This prolly y Nike did extend his contract… dis was super transparent but I love and appreciate the content! I think his most recent promo run is dope

Sad thing is Cleveland had the same amount of positive energy towards Ky as they did for Bron, Hell probably more. Just to get disrespected in Boston is crazy.

@TicketTV def gotta do a video on this

This really puts it in a new perspective for me.

Ky played into the ky vs bron dynamic like going out his way to pat bron on the head and chiding bron at the free throw line on that tech shot.

Keep going kyrie 🥹❤️ we all got respect 🫶🏽

Getting ready for another title as we speak. Go get it Kyrie!

As a huge Cavs fans. I’m glad I was one of the “few” who still rocked with Kai. Ppl was hating hard. So dope to hear his side of story. ❤️

Dope reflection!

“What’s my stats, what was my stats” 😂

nice to here kyries side of the story, i’ve been hearing people that weren’t in the position talk about this for 5 years lol

Yeah that picc line something else man

Thank you Kyrie for sharing .. the world needs understanding 🌎 ❤️👁

Damn I relate to that knee surgery and depression because you cant do what you want and normal everyday things you need help with I tore my ACL and meniscus

Kyrie:“First Take was a set up” Also Kyrie: “I called First Take and set that up”

I can respect everything he said man. Every single word 🫡

Bro I can relate with you on so much

Game 1 bron had 50 🤦🏾‍♂️.. and they went to OT that win woulda changed the trajectory of that series but it wasn’t meant to be

Kyrie’s one of those dudes I’d love to sit down and smoke a blunt/have a drink with. One of the most well spoken, and genuine individuals. Would just love to sit down and talk about life.

I’m from Boston, and honestly Kyrie got a lot of heat from us. We forget that it’s a game played by human beings

Kyrie is a deep spiritual person. Gotta respect him 💯💯💯

I respect bro for laying in our like this. Gives tons of perspective against what the weird sports media says about him.

he was trying his best to say GSW wasnt OP

Much Respect 💯

How come I haven’t seen any of these quotes in the media? Only learned about this after having it recommended

i have holes in my knees aswell so I understand how he feels when you go mia from everyone especially the embarrassment and being someone of his stature must be even more straining mentally

Kyrie is a real one for this

Kyrie is that dude... It's just crazy how Steven a smith, and Kendrick Perkins were talking so bad saying he should retire and shit.

This is dope af. We human y’all

The real deal is that Kyrie caught wind that the Cavs management had a meeting about Kyrie's future / if a potential trade made sense. The second word got to Kyries about that he was gone because he felt insulted. That is exactly what happened. He can say all he wants about "wanting something new" and maybe he did. But at the end of the day him finding about that internal meeting was what did it.

Ppl don’t talk about how that Boston trade for Kyrie basically ruined IT career after

stream is cool his story times could be crazy ngl

Can any youtuber with some time on their hands do this video with the clips from first take and the teams that kai is talking about. It would def get more views than a twitch stream

"They started asking people around me questions and they started snitching." Bro had a Freudian slip and started dancing immediately after. Smh...

Hamza: Don't play video games Kyrie:

Truly a great person and bucket.

This title definitely had me double taking lmao

Much Respect for Kyrie for even explaining his self and his side. Im the type of person that doesn’t gaf and doesn’t care to explain to no one how I feel and my reasoning behind things bc there my decisions that have nothing to do with useless side characters like the media and fans.

Yea Ky was absolutely unstoppable that series against GSW, LEGENDARY

As a Celtics fan that 2017 conference series kyrie dismantled our whole team bron was literally just cruising that whole series bruh it was crazy how much a load he took off bron he straight killed us

I try to dislike him but in the end, I cant. His thought process is so intriguing and infectious like this dude is tell a very really but beautiful story. I wish this side Kyrie gets puts out more and gets viral but we know that shit not happening.

whoever is a Kyrie hater should take the time and watch this

Kyrie and Lebron you as Averaging 30 or more for the whole 2017 series and lost 4-1. That tells you how much KD tipped the scale for the Warriors

2017 Cavs were a great team and I think they still had a chance to compete and win.

I agree with all the things Kai said except leaving Boston, I understand he was going through tough times from losing someone close but everyone in the NBA is experiencing something just as bad if not worse. Even IT lost his sister during the playoffs series but endured it for his team.