DALLAS — As the June 30 start to NBA free agency looms, let’s flash back to Kyrie Irving’s first interview as a Dallas Maverick: Feb. 7 in Los Angeles after he joined the team mid-road trip.
In his first answer, Irving appreciated the Mavericks’ “warm embrace” of “nothing but genuine love” after his blockbuster trade-deadline arrival.
In his second, Irving criticized his former Brooklyn Nets franchise, who he felt “just tolerated” his needs and left him feeling “very disrespected.”
