NBA Twitter has gone crazy over LeBron James’ latest comments about Kyrie Irving.
Speaking on the Mind The Game podcast, James straight-up said he wished he was still playing alongside Irving.
“I’m so f*cking happy and so f*cking proud, and to watch him continue his growth… but at the same time I’m so f*cking mad that I’m not his running mate anymore,” he said.
James also spoke about how he would often refer to Irving as ‘the wizard’ due to his seemingly magical abilities with the basketball in his hands.
“I would call Kyrie ‘the wizard’ all the time,” James said. “There was nothing on the basketball floor that Kyrie couldn’t do.”
His comments attracted a whole lot of attention online. It’s long been common knowledge that James wanted to play with Irivng again, but it was another thing for him to come out and admit it like this, especially in such blunt fashion.
Here are some of the best reactions from around the NBA Twittersphere:
Anthony Davis gotta be like really dude lol
— BenGrimm52 (@BenGrimm52) June 4, 2024
Reminiscing on his closer 😭 he misses that ability to actually rely on his guard to score
— ZeusThaPlug’s Picks💰🏀 (@PlugThaZeus) June 4, 2024
Bron has always liked Kyrie more than Kyrie liked Lebron lol
— CowboyClippings ✭ (@CowboyClippings) June 4, 2024
shoulda won 2-3 together smh🤦🏽♂️
— roy𐕣 (@nowimbloody) June 4, 2024
As always fuck KD and injuries
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) June 4, 2024
He forgot how it felt to play with a guard that doesn’t fall off come postseason
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) June 4, 2024
My boy AD when he heard the news 😭 pic.twitter.com/wFuGHziKhb
— StepBack_HESI🐍24 (@Mythic_Fox8) June 4, 2024
Cavs traded him away for a one-hip 5 foot 7 point guard 🤦🏾♂️
— Franklin (@franklinisbored) June 4, 2024