If the disconnect between Kyrie Irving and LeBron James wasn’t evident by the headlines stemming from Friday’s leak of the former’s trade request, it has now been made even more apparent in social media circles.
Bleacher Report pointed out the Instagram-active Irving didn’t have James in his follow list any longer.
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The rupture between these two stars has now been made known not only in a professional, but in a social media level — once again making it clear that a trade is nearly inevitable at this point — leaving only a few months to find the 25-year-old a new home after James stated his unwillingness to drop his no-trade clause.
This indeed got very real, real fast.