Markieff Morris: If Kyrie didn’t get hurt, the Nets would have swept the Bucks in 2021

Though Irving has only alluded to feeling “disrespected” by the Nets, his teammate explained it further in an interview with The Post. “It was time for his contract extension, the two sides didn’t meet up, business got involved, and that’s what happened. That’s how it goes,” Markieff Morris, who was traded with Irving from Brooklyn to Dallas last year, said. “I think Kyrie was averaging about 27 [points] at the time. I think we won 18 out of 20 and all of a sudden the business got involved. That’s how it goes sometimes. A guy of Kyrie’s stature, I wouldn’t be standing for that either. Get me up out of there.” -via New York Post / June 8, 2024