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Kyrie Irving Reacts to James Harden Trade Rumors

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving shared his thoughts on James Harden and the team's struggles

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The Brooklyn Nets have now lost eight-straight games, and have fallen all the way to 7th in the Eastern Conference. The skid has been caused by a combination of injuries, distractions, and overall poor play; however, now is not the time for excuses. With the Eastern Conference as tight as it is, every game is vital. More than anything, the Nets need to get healthy, and star guard Kyrie Irving echoed those sentiments after Sunday's loss to the Denver Nuggets.

"First thing's first, just getting healthy, then setting up our team for the rest of this season, post-trade deadline," Irving said. When asked about the recent reports surrounding James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers, Kyrie said that "How all those media plants start going around with rumors and stuff like that, I really do not concern myself with that."

Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash seemed to shut down those rumors before this game in Denver, stating that the Nets were not trading James Harden, and that James has continuously reiterated to the team that he wants to be there. While that may be the case as things stand currently, things change fast in the NBA, and it is logical to assume that both Brooklyn and Philly will be engaged in conversations with one another leading up to Thursday's deadline.

Whether a deal gets done or not is yet to be seen, but according to Kyrie, he is not concerning himself with trade rumors surrounding his star backcourt mate.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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