Kyrie Irving opened up about his time with LeBron James 🍿 | This Just In 

swap westbrook for kyrie. kyrie & lebron reunited. Russ & KD reunited. *The Unfinished Business Tour* 👀👀

Props to him for acknowledging his mistake back then. He truly has matured. But as a cavs fan it’s just sad what could have been if they stayed together. Those were some great times fr

“. I didn’t know how to express my emotions , so instead of sharing .. I isolated myself “ That is so relatable to me personally I used to do this as well .

A hard "what could have been" for sure, these 2 we're unreal together, and the duels between Cavs and Warriors would have been a crazy timeline to live in.

As a Warriors fan I can tell you that those two were unreal together and they were getting better each season.

and that’s what happens people grow and mature. happy for kyrie.

Immature back then but still won against a 73-9 Warriors and a 3-1 deficit with Lebron. Mad respect.

these two dudes games complimented each other so much all they needed was a defensive big to anchor everything and that's a scary combo for any team no matter who the other 2 are

Imagine if 2018 LeBron and Kyrie would’ve still been playing together

Salute to both.

When Kyrie left that's when Bron really checked off his decision to go to L.A. KD going to the Warriors disrupted Brons prime and a special team with Kyrie. I have league pass for the Cavs and those years when playoffs came our real team chemistry came out. Sweeping most teams each year.

He's going to look back 5 years from now and say the Exact same thing about what he's doing today.

Wow . That’s the Kyrie I saw on the court those cavs years . Very impressed man .

One of the most impressive things I have ever heard him say. Admitting any fault is not easy to do publicly. Most ppl won't even do it in private with the ppl they care most about.

He been talking about Bron a lot lately! He miss him 😅

Easily one of the best duos in NBA history

Good teammates on the floor. Understand why he left. 100% agreed. I wanna hear plans for next season. As my fav player, I wanna see Kyrie play way more

Hey. Keep going! I’m tell you you’re built for this 😤💯. You never know how strong you are until you Look back at everything you’ve overcome.

Wow, I feel that tbh He’s def the best point guard Cleveland has ever had lol. And that 2014-17 Cleveland team with Kyrie, Bron, Love, J.R., Tristan, that was my favorite squad ever no doubt

Well, if the Kyrie-Lebron duo had some more seasons together at Cavs then I'm pretty sure the outcomes of some finals could've gone to Cavs side! The duo was truly lethal like both scoring 40 points in a NBA finals game and more importantly the pair was a treat to watch playing basketball together ~ if and buts aside , that all era of Kyrie - Lebron & warriors-cavs was truly thrilling and entertaining.

He is definitely right. LBJ was his best team mate. All he needed was to accept him as big brother and leader. I bet you they would have won more championship together

He stepped up his game, when they had the chance to win it all. It was breathtaking to watch him defy all odds.

One of my favorite Duos ever. I'm glad to see him maturing all jokes aside. and would love to see him and Bron run it back in L.A. but I'm dreaming

Huge respect to any man who through self-awareness, can look back at a hard situation in his life and see where he could've been better. Not one of us is perfect, and life is never-ending learning process so dont be too hard on yourself fellas. Peace

Definitely one of the top "what ifs" as far as breakups along with Shaq/Kobe, Shaq/penny, Vince/Tmac, Kd/Harden/russ etc

If Kyrie came back together with LeBron that would be one of the all time greatest stories and would ignite a championship run for Bron 🙌🏾 And Irving does look like he could sell some Lakers jerseys and tickets I’m just sayin 🤷🏾‍♂️🤔

While being down "3-1" seemed a daunting task for others, 'Bron and Ky knew how to fight back into the series.

When regret sets that's what they should call that interview he's starting to realize him and LeBron could have been probably the best duo in basketball if they would have stayed together

Kyrie trying to run back to Papa now 😂

Im proud of Lebron always. He came from a town in the middle of nowhere Ohio. (I grew up 30 miles south of Canton) Ohio is a strange place i'll tell you that.

Didn't realize Kyrie was only 21-24 yrs old during those years he went to the finals. Reunite with the King in LA Kyrie! Letssss goooo 🔥

I was legit talking to an old friend the other day about how he handles his emotions and he basically does the same thing. I really hope more people begin to express how they feel, even if it's just venting to someone you trust or writing it down somewhere to get it out rather than bottle it all in.

All this time we thought he was talking about Kevin love, and it’s been kyrie 😂

My biggest takeaway from Kyries and Stephen As feud is the shift of the perception towards the workforce within generations. Stephen A believes- if you are getting paid good money to do your job you better show up because you have teammates, fans, and a whole organization relying on you. You signed up for this so unless you’re injured you better show up. Kyrie believes- that is slave mentality; just because I’m getting paid to do my job doesn’t mean I have to forget about what I believe in and not put me and my families well being first. He believes Stephen A is a puppet because Stephen A will do whatever for ESPN. Kyrie believes Stephen A is puppet because Stephen A voice holds weight because ESPN says so. Stephen A will continue to be the personality he is because it generates revenue for ESPN, but as soon as he says something that jeopardizes ESPNs business (even if its something he believes or something for HIS well being) he would get cut off just like anyone else. Stephen As philosophy is do whatever it takes to protect your job/money because that is what got you to this point of success(This is the pre 2010's gen mentality) Kyrie’s philosophy is do whatever you feel is going protect your well being even if it may jeopardize your pay in the future or how your boss views you. (New generation “job is slavery mentality) I understand both point of views but the main thing from all this is that we are witnessing mentalities of two different generations bumping heads. Underneath all of this we can relate thats why its hard to disagree with everything both sides are saying

Good on him to realize what happened and grow. Accepting what happened and what could be is always tough to do.

"... I isolated myself" bro you just did that this season and last year

God, he's exhausting! He's wrecked every team he's played on because he want's to be the ONE, and still hasn't matured. He's talented, but he's got to get out of his own way.

Kyrie realised as soon as he was burdened with responsibility in Boston that he was meant to be a Robin, hence why he even hit up Bron saying he fucked up.

Trade him for Westbrook, I wonder how would KD react 😂

Kyrie was LeBron's sidekick, and there's no shame in that, LeBron is realistically the second-best player of all time. I'm glad Kyrie realized his ego got in the way of their potential success.

Nets in 4

Yea I respect it; understanding just comes with age sometimes

If they stayed together- the finals would be Cleveland vs GS for the next 10 years straight 😂 but kudos to kyrie for acknowledging the maturity level on just part

It's refreshing to hear Kyrie Irving admitting his side of everything. I still don't know why Kyrie left the Cavs, but this (Man to Man statement) confirms some of my suspicions.

if Kyrie goes to Lakers, and stays humble, thats a championship run

So basically when kyrie left the media painted a narrative that players don’t want to play with lebron now kyrie is saying he was wrong an lebron was a good teammate

Bro that just makes Mark Phillips LeBron and Kyrie impersonations that much funnier.. he was spot on with the Kyrie isolation 😂😂

"Instead of sharing, I isolated myself" man that is real af

sad thing is that I don't think he's grown much emotionally when it comes 3 openness. still isolates himself when things don't go his way

Bro got humbled so bad by the Celtics 😂, made him miss Lebron

Whats the time stamp of this video on the original

Greatest/shortest video I've seen in a while

I can't wait fir Kyrie's tell all book some years down the line. It's gonna be juicy for sure

You know what, I gotta say kudos to Kyrie for realizing he’s at fault for what happened at the Cavs. They could have made runs at the warriors easily but no Kyrie had to be Kyrie

When was this interview?

And I Respect The Honesty Now Let's Make It Right It's Only Right To Reunite 🔥

With Kyrie it's not about maturity, it's more about arrogance. He only acknowledge this after Brooklyn was swept, if they had gone on to win the chip there would be no acknowledgement!

People need to practice grace. Growth is not snap shot thing, you have to widen you're perspective. From where he was then to where he is now, he's grown. Respect that as fact and move on. Take your flawed personal narratives and vendettas out of it. Who are you to evaluate another man's maturity/growth when you haven't even been within 100ft of him to know him beyond media?

I AM ATHLETE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Podcast!

Legend says he is still isolating, isolating nets from winning.

Kyrie and LeBron were great together

Kyrie should just reunite with Bron. Kyrie deserve all the best

Spoken like a true introvert. Respect.

Damm I feel the same way, crazy dont know how to Express just isolation just wanting for things to get better

Few years later: Kyrie " If I was as mature as I am now, I would have taken the shot and played all the games"

Even though I was never a LeBron fan I respect his greatness. Kyrie I always like as a player and as a person he taught me a lot about myself even though he can say some crazy stuff. Hope that he has plenty more success to come

Cavs fan here and this right here hurts 😭😭 we wouldn’t have the team we have now but man imagine

Like the cavs was scary good n they had the perfect coach in Lue

Basically, he regrets going, and is letting LeBron indirectly know he's open for a Westbrook/Irving trade. And here's how it goes: KD: 🤦🏾‍♂️"FML...Not Westbrook AGAIN!" Westbrook: 🥴"That nig**s trippin" NBA: 💵"One tampering fine, coming right up!"

He ISOlated himself. He really did what he does best, to ISO on and off court 😂

Idk how to share my emotions and frustrations either. i be doing the same thing🤷‍♂️

The duo needs to happen again

But he hasn't matured though so I don't know why people in the comments talking about he's acknowledged his mistakes, he's still making those mistakes to this day

Can't trust a word coming out of this man's mouth. He is the Terrell Owens of the NBA and everyone agrees. He killed every locker room he's been in.

I'm from FL and I'm and also a fan of the cavs but to be honest if KY didn't leave the cavs would easily have 2-3 more chips plus he might even get one final mvp KY please give us fans that excitement again you and Bron in LA plus it would be your team

He got his 2016 haircut back and he's talking about LeBron ima just leave it at that

I like how he talks about maturity and how the cavs situation would've been different if he didn't isolate himself. Meanwhile this is the same guy that still isn't mature, runs away without letting the organization know about anything (literally isolated himself). Hate this dude he's such a clown.

Salute for manning up Ky. Lebron would be grateful to see/ hear this. Even though Lebron didn’t do anything wrong I’m sure he could’ve pulled Kyrie to the side to talk to him or did better around him giving him more control. Hopefully they can make one more run together be Lebron retires rather it’s in Cleveland or LA.

One of the most genuine things I’ve heard him say because he is not always genuine

getting swept in the first round was the humble pie he needed to realize how good he had it with lebron

Feel bad for this dude. Such an amazing talent. I saw his career plummeting when he first left Lebron and Cleveland. Crazy how the ego works

Dude did more in game 5-7 against the warriors than any other “sidekick” has ever done in the finals, and nobody gives him any credit

It’s nice to see growth and maturity in people

Salute to growth 💪🏾

I will love to see Lebron James and Kyrie Irving play together again.

LeBron would take him back

Yeah...LeBron and Kyrie could have continued to do great things together if they could have made that relationship work. Some of the Cavs' supporting cast was getting older, but both LeBron and Kyrie could have worked together to recruit quality veterans and young role-players around them.

Nice to hear Irving be candid like this and true. Props.

Just stay ready for the 2nd return to the Cavs my guy. It’s happening. Bronny is going to Cleveland. Bron is going back. KLove will probably still be there 😂 JR Smith prolly graduate college by then, bring him back too

Kyrie Irving has literally mastered the art of just talking about a particular subject without saying anything remotely close on set subject. He gave you literally no details as to why he left Cleveland.

This is why hes one of my favorite players to watch and emulate. Stand up guy. Respect to his spiritual journey

as a nets fan i wanna see him win another ring even if its with a different team

I don’t blame Kyrie imo since he always did follow and was mentored by Kobe Bryant, wanting to be his own man and show that he still can be great but I really like that he acknowledged that the way he left was very immature and wish he was more smarter with his decision. I really missed that Lebron and Kyrie duo especially that 1 on 1 matchup, where they were just unstoppable

Back then, he got so caught up in the success of being with LeBron that he actually forgot that he never even sniffed the playoffs, let alone the Finals without him. He thought getting his own team in Boston would work but he had just as much success as he did alone in Cleveland. Then he thought KD could save him but KD isn't as complete of a player as LeBron and the leadership is nowhere close and that's what Kyrie failed to realize until now.

Haha that's the podcast Steve Will Do It is trying to get canceled 💀

Yeah... Funny how he realizes it now but we all realized it in that moment. Lol

Bro, if Kyrie and Lebron get back together right now, it would be GLORIOUS! I think they could pull off three more, be it in LA or Brooklyn, maybe Cleveland

This is really Dan Gilbert's fault. He didn't have to acquiesce and grant Kyrie his trade. He could've made him play it out and who knows what could've happened. It's nice to see that Kyrie sees the error of his ways but as a Cavs fan I'm disappointed because we could've won more with him.

3 back to back finals appearances . All they needed is one more piece .

Feel you bro...