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LeBron James Was ‘Hurt’ After Kyrie Irving Said Durant Is The First Teammate He Trusts In The Clutch

Earlier this year when LeBron James was getting busy in the NBA Finals, his former Cavaliers teammate, Kyrie Irving stole much of the attention and broke the internet after he made some controversial comments during his appearance on Kevin Durant’s podcast.

LeBron is statistically one of the best, if not the best, clutch player that Irving has ever played with throughout his career. Yet, Irving doesn’t seem to be a fan of LeBron’s clutch ability and went on to declare Durant as the first teammate whom he felt comfortable giving up the ball to during closing moments.

It didn’t take too long for this to eventually reach countless of people and LeBron himself. Now making his appearance on the ‘Road Trippin’ podcast, LeBron narrated how he heard the story and admitted that he was hurt after hearing Irving’s comments. 

“The whole time while I was there [in Cleveland], I only wanted to see him be the MVP of our league,” James said about Irving. “I only cared about his success, and it just didn’t align. It just didn’t align, and we was able to win a championship. That’s the craziest thing. We were still able to win a championship, and we could never align, but I only cared about his well-being, both on and off the floor, and it kind of hurt me a little bit”

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