Nets’ Guard Kyrie Irving Confirms He Plays One on Three In Offseason To Get Basketball Shape
The Brooklyn Nets recently were eliminated in their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics. The Celtics would go on to sweep the Nets after a roller coaster season. Irving recent sat down with Eddie Gonzalez of The Boardroom for the latest episode of ‘The Etcs.’
During the conversation, Gonzalez at Irving about a rumor he heard regarding his offseason regime to prepare for the season. Irving plays on three to train him to get in basketball shape.
“Yes that is true. I can confirm that. [I’m] just trying to work on so many situation that comes across the game,” said Irving.
“Honesty, it is just a creative way to think about the game. Somebody is on my left and somebody is on my right. It is not always going to be like that, but when have somebody contesting you and bumping you a little more it helps. So, I just try to be creative in my workouts.”
Last week, Kyrie Irving sent out a several tweets in the direction of Stephen A. Smith and the rest of the talking heads who was spinning his family members through the media.
“When I see my name or my brothers/sisters names getting spun through the media, I refer to all my research about who they are,” He Tweeted. “Their job is to CONTROL PUBLIC PERCEPTION, all while profiting off, discussing, discrediting, and disrespecting people’s lives for entertainment.”
“I send shots at the puppet masters, not the puppets. All puppets do is run around society, trying to gain popularity and state opinions. What a life! My name is worth billions to these media corporations. My brothers and sisters who deal with this know exactly what I mean.”
Kyrie Irving is a free agent this upcoming offseason. He will be looking to resign.
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