The words Kyrie Irving and “intellectual” don’t often get used in the same breath these days, what with his baffling and ongoing skepticism toward widely-agreed-upon scientific facts about the shape of our planet and whether photographs about said planet actually exist (spoiler alert: they do).
He didn’t help his cause much recently when he was operating under the misconception that the Bucks’ retro “Mecca” court was actually the original court and voiced concerns about the dangers it might pose to players.
Beyond that, Irving can’t stop himself from firing thinly-veiled shots at his former organization and its fan-base, whether he’s praising the Celtics’ penchant for passing the ball or just expressing his glee about residing in a “real, live sports city.” He took took yet another passive-aggressive shot at the Cavs recently, this time directed at his former coach Tyronn Lue.
Here’s what he had to say on Geno Auriemma’s “Holding Court” podcast on Friday. Transcript via NESN:
“Brad fits perfectly in terms of that because he has an intellectual mind and is an intellectual human being,” The Celtics guard told Auriemma. “It was something I was unbelievably craving in terms of what I wanted for my career.”
It’s quite an indictment on Lue that Irving was “unbelievably craving” something his former coach was unwilling or unable to offer. The All-Star point guard hasn’t hesitated to set fire to each and every bridge he’s crossed throughout this ordeal, which you have to think is something that’ll eventually come back to haunt him.
Until then, we’ll just have to wait and find out what he says next.
