Earlier this afternoon, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported some news that has fans of the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers on high-alert. “Windy,” as Windhorst is known, claimed that Cavs All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had asked for a trade in a meeting held last week.
Within minutes, the great basketball minds of Twitter erupted with opinionated banter. Let’s take a look at some of their replies.
The Shadow League, a sports and culture social media platform, posted this classic Dave Chappelle GIF in response to Windhorst’s tweet.
Whoa… pic.twitter.com/SEzgHwGcjL
— The Shadow League (@ShadowLeagueTSL) July 21, 2017
Tommy Beer, senior NBA analyst for basketballinsiders.com, showed his disbelief with yet another GIF.
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) July 21, 2017
Happy Friday
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) July 21, 2017
How about HOOPmag’s Josh Eberley’s take on the news — the entire city of Cleveland burning to the ground?
Cleveland.. pic.twitter.com/AtTQ2Po4Te
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) July 21, 2017
Fox Soccer’s Aaron West chimed in with this clip of Jimmy Butler casting a noticing stare.
— Aaron West (@ayyy_west) July 21, 2017
Josh Salano of AS Roma Press may have summed up what every Cavs fan is thinking after hearing about Irving’s request to be traded with one word.
Jesus
— John Solano (@Solano_56) July 21, 2017
Or, if you’re fine with cursing, Dylan Scott of voxdotcom has a more explicit version of the previous tweet.
jesus fucking christ
— Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) July 21, 2017
Carson Cunningham of KOCO-TV had one of the more popular replies to Windy’s tweet. This one shows a confused LeBron James.
— Carson Cunningham (@KOCOCarson) July 21, 2017
Tyler Lytle, quarterback at the University of Colorado, is obviously a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Tyler Lytle (@tylytle5) July 21, 2017
Twitter user @Utah_AM posted this hilarious shot of a gorilla minding his own business in the jungle.
— Utah A&M (@Utah_AM) July 21, 2017
Finally, if you’re a Cavs fan, you probably share the sentiments of Alissa Holdson.
@KyrieIrving pic.twitter.com/zJDitCQYiO
— Alissa Holdson (@Abam16) July 21, 2017
As of right now, there is no report verifying whether or not Irving will indeed be granted a trade. Keep your browsers locked on Cavs Nation for more updates as they become available.