Throughout the season, there were plenty of rumors circulating that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in acquiring Kyrie Irving. It sounds like Irving would indeed be interested in reuniting with James, but he wants James to come to him.
According to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, Kyrie Irving has asked LeBron James if the Los Angeles Lakers star would be interested in joining the Dallas Mavericks.
“Sources: Kyrie Irving has reached out to Lakers star LeBron James in attempts to see if James would come to Dallas. Irving is a free agent this offseason,” Charania wrote.
Sources: Kyrie Irving has reached out to Lakers star LeBron James in attempts to see if James would come to Dallas. Irving is a free agent this offseason.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 5, 2023
Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report shared a similar report, suggesting that Irving has been asking the Mavericks to consider trading for James to form a “Big 3” with Irving, James and Luka Doncic.
B/R Sources: Kyrie Irving desires for Mavericks to explore acquiring Lakers star LeBron James to form a Big 3 with Luka Doncic: https://t.co/P7snQxgVs5
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 5, 2023
Obviously, it’s massive and potentially blockbuster news, and the sports world was buzzing about it on social media as a result.
He deserves his jersey retired after that 2011 finals performance. Would be a good last dance for his career https://t.co/3kdCF3tXMd
— Austin (@ChefTrillie_) June 5, 2023
Kyrie and LeBron sure seem to want to play with each other. If only there were a way they could've been teammates at some point. https://t.co/4iHGijnXmT
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) June 5, 2023
so who else clicked on Shams' account to see if this was real https://t.co/Tc0c3IhTgg
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) June 5, 2023
This offseason is gonna be great😂 https://t.co/LZd5veHD68
— KENNY BEECHAM (@KOT4Q) June 5, 2023
I have some fresh questions about how Kyrie interprets reality https://t.co/8XhmErwJwe
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 5, 2023
Debate Show producers quickly clearing the A, B and C blocks and moving Jokic-Spoelstra to the D block https://t.co/GgKZTce7HN
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) June 5, 2023
"Why are the Mavs never connected to free agents or recruiting players"
The Mavs connected to stars or recruiting players now: https://t.co/nQm7qMrO3G
— Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit) June 5, 2023
Oh man, the fake-trade chatter is going to be hilarious. https://t.co/1AjJPMrZVY
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) June 5, 2023
While Irving is a free agent and has not yet committed to the Mavericks, James is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and would need to be traded if he is going to join Irving with the Mavericks. However, the first step would be determining if this is something James would even want – and it seems that Irving is trying to find the answer to that question.
[Shams Charania, Chris Haynes]
