A Cleveland fan scorned can be rough, especially when it comes to social media, a fact that Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving is discovering after news of his request to be traded became public on Friday afternoon. What’s happened since has been a blistering array of abuse via Twitter, with fans angered by the fact that Irving no longer wants to team with LeBron James in helping the Cavaliers battle for an NBA title.
It was just 13 months ago that Irving entered the Cleveland sports history books by hitting the winning shot in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. However, the absolute joy felt after that moment has been replaced by these examples of absolute rage:
Fuck you punk trader..you a sell out
— Jatin The Knowledgeable (@youngbossJNB) July 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/tylergillum01/status/888494463655522306
https://twitter.com/10_shawnkells/status/888552555797635072
https://twitter.com/poppysmojoshack/status/888552243078811649
https://twitter.com/Angelo7266/status/888520975888797696
https://twitter.com/RichyyOtto/status/888514406493163520
https://twitter.com/WyattBensman/status/888503031213338625
https://twitter.com/bkeaton17/status/888502164380942336
@KyrieIrving you gone leave us after we held u down when PartNextDoor was fuckin yo bitch?!!! 😤
— Reammy (@CodeNameTweets) July 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/PJackk/status/888493569090220032
https://twitter.com/Cooly_101/status/888490796868960256
https://twitter.com/RealJakeDougan/status/888501414649106432
https://twitter.com/ItsSlayerGamer/status/888535880658452482
https://twitter.com/_flowers94/status/888529009407033347
https://twitter.com/GOAT263/status/888525347876220929
@KyrieIrving you'll never get another fan base like Cleveland fuck you for wanting to leave
— liv ! (@oliviaullery_) July 21, 2017