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Andrew Joseph

NBA fans hilariously turned the Kyrie Irving-Mavs-Nets trade into a giant roast of the Lakers

When Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets last week, the immediate assumption was that we’ll see a reunion between LeBron James and Kyrie. LeBron seemingly welcomed the idea (while trying to avoid tampering), and the Nets had decided to sit Irving until a trade was made. The wheels were in motion.

It didn’t take long to pair Irving with one of the NBA’s best players either — it just wasn’t LeBron.

According to The Athletic, the Nets agreed to trade Irving on Sunday to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, a first-round pick and second-round picks. The trade meant that Irving will be playing in the same backcourt as Luka Doncic — a major boost to Dallas’ hopes in the West.

It also meant that the Lakers’ efforts to trade for Kyrie were unsuccessful. And they actually tried, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

That’s not going to make the trade sit any better with Lakers fans, but other NBA fans were already turning the Mavs trade into a Lakers roast.

This was how Twitter reacted

https://twitter.com/BolWrld/status/1622325832466272257

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