Marcus Smart Comments On Kyrie Irving And His Mood Swings

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Irving's moodiness is well documented.

Kyrie Irving has been a polarizing figure in the NBA over the last few years. He is considered to be one of the best point guards in the league thanks to his talent and ability to get buckets at opportune times. Despite this, Irving's teams tend to do better without him on the court and the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics are perfect examples of this. Irving is also known for his frequent mood swings and the inability to get along with teammates. There are already rumors that things are going poorly in Brooklyn many of the behaviors reared their head in Boston.

In a report from The Athletic’s Jay King, Celtics player Marcus Smart spoke out about Irving's troubles and how most of the time, the team was just trying to find common ground with Irving so they could relate to him. In the end, the star point guard closed himself off and it led to a lot of friction.

Marcus Smart Comments On Kyrie Irving And His Mood Swings
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“It’s not that we didn’t know how to act (around him),” Smart said. “It’s that we didn’t know how he was going to act. We didn’t know what his moods were and we didn’t know what Kyrie was going through. And that made it tough on us because if somebody’s going through something in their life and you don’t really know what it is, it’s kind of hard to see what’s wrong with him, it’s kind of hard to (provide) some help. It’s not against Kyrie, it’s just a defense mechanism as a human being you have. And he wasn’t here long enough to really be able to open up the way he probably wanted to, and it probably got to him a little bit.”

Kyrie still has plenty of time left in Brooklyn so this whole saga is about to be interesting. We're not even 20 games into the season so if things don't improve, they could spiral out of control fast.


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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