I'm just gonna let the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets explain what happened to carry over game.

Let's listen.

I haven't spoke to him yet.

You know, I can't really comment because, um, I haven't spoke to minutes personal reasons, so it would have to come to from Kyrie.

But I don't believe that to be the case now.

His personal reasons.

He missed a game.

I don't wanna make light of it.

It could be serious.

But Jalen, what happened to carry Irving?

You don't wanna make like and we hope it isn't serious, but that's why communication is key.

David Jacoby.

Each of us have a mobile device that we keep very near and dear to us.

So many of us even take it to the bathroom with us.

Okay, so what ends up happening in scenarios like this?

They're reaching out to you, texting you coaches, assistant coaches.

And then they start reaching out to your team to see where you are.

And they start to realize that you're not responding.

Initially, when I saw that he was gonna miss the game, I saw that it waas for rest on.

And then I realized it was for personal reasons on eso again.

What makes this mawr for the spotlight is that it was a nationally televised game.

The league frowns upon resting and uninjured players missing nationally televised games.

So lastly, it seems like that press conference was that 10 30 11 o'clock, because I was watching Caris, Levert and Harris do work and Steve Natural at the podium.

And did he say he hadn't talked to him yet?

Hand talkto Jalen, we have.

We have exclusive footage of Kyrie Irving's mobile device because you know it was blowing up.

You got Steve Nash texting them.

You got 20 missed calls from Shaun Parsons.

Yeah, Kevin Durant's hitting them up like Like, how do you not know what happened to your star player?

How do you not know?

How do you not know?

Yeah, I've never played the MBA you have.

How do you not know where your star player is and why he's not at the game?

Communication is key, and what also takes place is they have to elite level players.

Well, all players are should be treated fair Jacoby, but not equal.

When you're talented like Kyrie Irving, and you could get buckets versus anybody.

Like you are short Kevin Durant.

People are gonna tolerate you not calling back.

But the other problem with that is not everybody calling Kyra Katie like What do you mean?

Like a belly?

That's yeah, man, that's yeah, man.

And he's like, Yo, you know what?

I'm trying to quarantine.

You know what I'm saying?

I'm trying to be backed out there.

Let me hit him.

You know what I'm saying?

So I'll hit him.

You know what I'm saying?

And then you know what, Kyrie?

Pick right up for him, you know?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You got 20 missed calls from Sean Marks, Katie, cause he's like, Wait, what was going on, kid?

He's, like, where your way tonight?

Oh, my God.

What?

We've been doing At least one.

He's gonna drop 40 in the next game.

You could drop for in the game after that.

And everyone's gonna forget that he just straight up didn't show up to work one day because that's how Kyrie gets down.

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