Kyrie Irving will likely be on the move ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline.
The Brooklyn Nets star reportedly requested a trade on Friday, and there was subsequent rampant speculation regarding where the 30-year-old point guard will finish the 2022-23 season. Irving is a free agent after the season and has been seeking an extension.
However, LeBron James threw some fuel on the fire with a cryptic, two-emoji tweet that had fans thinking a reunion in Los Angeles could be in order.
Irving and James previously played together for the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning an NBA Championship in 2016. The Lakers sit at 25-28 and rank 12th in the Western Conference and could be looking to make a splashy move to turn things around in the second half of the season.
👀👑
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 3, 2023
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski listed the Lakers as a potential suitor for Irving, alongside the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, and NBA Twitter went wild at the thought of LeBron and Kyrie playing together again as the former seeks his fifth ring.
Tamper!!!
— kuz (@kylekuzma) February 3, 2023
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 3, 2023
— Vivid Picks (@VividPicks) February 3, 2023
— Stadium (@Stadium) February 3, 2023
Lets cook! pic.twitter.com/ZgzRAw6rB3
— Kevin Walsh Jr. (@TheKevinWalsh) February 3, 2023
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) February 3, 2023
Run it back pic.twitter.com/JixKrKEXPa
— The Game Day NBA (@TheGameDayNBA) February 3, 2023
— Florian Benfaïd (@FloBnf) February 3, 2023
KYRIE TO L.A 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/7zdNjDhhLB
— Ja 💸 (@Unbreakable_Ja) February 3, 2023
Kyrie is on the way Bron pic.twitter.com/vJfI8RiUQ6
— King🤴 (@kingkqgaming) February 3, 2023
LeGM get it done
— ⁹⁹Txrret 🏴☠️ (@AbzSemtex) February 3, 2023
— boredjesse (@boredjesse) February 3, 2023
If Lakers dont get Kyrie i wanna see how Bron talks his way out of this tweet😂😂
Bro gonna be like “I saw Bronny do a 360 under the legs dunk in the driveway, I had to tweet it. #JamesGang” https://t.co/Lhxzt4wmbc
— Nate Capalot (@LeNooshi) February 3, 2023
KYRIE TO THE LAKERS CONFIRMED https://t.co/Xr8iFOV4R6
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) February 3, 2023
Kyrie x Lebron x AD 🔜 https://t.co/xC1aDI5HyI pic.twitter.com/s6G7JuW4IL
— AD FANATIC (@tywow28) February 3, 2023
and awayyyyyy we go!! https://t.co/p0AB4y9xol
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 3, 2023
@MiamiHEAT I’m BEGGING for y’all to prevent this. Please https://t.co/3PknIGs1U2
— Austin (@ChefTrillie_) February 3, 2023
LEGM IS BACK https://t.co/dP1YgabTqh pic.twitter.com/X0fZhDEdk8
— 🐇 (@CookedByKentrel) February 3, 2023
LeGM cookin?! pic.twitter.com/smH6rEFmGt https://t.co/4EmbtBpFWY
— Sam Yeezy (@samstaydipped) February 3, 2023
We're so up https://t.co/Gt6Y5MjhBM
— matt (@sponhourm) February 3, 2023
