The US media "Complex Sports" posted a video on social media, which is the scene of Irving arguing with the Cavaliers fans in the last away game against the Cavaliers, and the voices in the video can be heard that the Cavaliers fans have been questioning Irving as a deserter on the sidelines, and Irving can't help but angrily rebuke the other side before re-entering the game.
As you can see from the video, when the game entered the suspension stage, Irving walked to the sidelines, and a female fan shouted at Irving: "Are you running away"?
At first, Owen did not pay attention to her, but after the other party kept chattering, Owen couldn't help but turn back to him and angrily scolded: "I helped you win the championship, but you are still ungrateful"!
After Owen replied, a male fan next to him continued to shout: "There is only one! There's only one! ”
This time, Irving ignored them and walked away ready to return to the game.
Irving was the Cavaliers' 2011 pick, and in the 2015-16 season, he teamed up with James to help the Cavaliers win the first championship trophy in team history, breaking the overall championship gap for Cleveland City. In that year's finals, they finally achieved a 4-3 reversal under the unfavorable situation of falling behind 1-3, creating a new historical miracle.
In this Finals, Irving averaged 27.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 46.8% from the field, 40.5% from three-point range and 93.9% from the free throw line. And at the last moment of the seven-game battle, he also hit a quasi-kill 3-pointer that rewrote the ending of the game, and finally helped the Cavaliers to magically reverse, which can be called the number one contributor to the seven- In other words, without Irving's 3-pointer, there might not have been the Cavaliers' first championship trophy.
Indeed, Irving's final way of leaving the Cavaliers was not very decent, the relationship with management and some teammates was not harmonious, and the Cavaliers' 3 big lineup was dismantled, and it also caused dissatisfaction among many fans, and even let him hear the boos of fans every time he returned to the Cavaliers home. None of this, however, could hide Irving's huge contribution to the Cavaliers' victory. And these two fans who questioned Irving, in fact, their accusations are unreasonable.
First of all, there are very few cases in NBA history where the entire career has been loyal to only one team, and you can't expect everyone to be Kobe, Duncan, and Nowitzki, even Jordan, in the final years of his career, chose to go to the Wizards and try to go to a new environment. And there are conflicts between players and teams or teammates, it is also very common, there are rivers and lakes where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, there are grudges, so Irving does not want to continue to stay in the Cavaliers, choosing to leave is not unforgivable. And his departure, at that time, also helped the Cavaliers to exchange for a chip that looked good, but Thomas Jr.'s injury problem made the Cavaliers suffer a big loss in the end. But it was the Cavaliers management's own problem, who was not cautious enough before the trade, resulting in being overshadowed by the opposing management and concealing Thomas Jr.'s injury.
Secondly, of the 30 teams in the NBA, there are 11 teams that have never won a championship trophy in their history, including the Nets, Suns, Jazz, Clippers, Pacers, Hornets, Magic, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Pelicans. This shows how difficult it is to win a championship trophy, especially for some small-ball city teams, so without Irving in the 16-year finals, the Cavaliers are probably one of these teams that have not played without a championship. And the male fan replied to Owen: "There is only one", which is simply greedy and unreasonable!
Although Irving's personal behavior has more or less affected the unity of the team and the interests of the team, whether in the Cavaliers, the Green Team or now the Nets, many of his actions have caused dissatisfaction, but the two Cavaliers fans alone to accuse him is purely a crime. Other issues aside, this time Irving and the fans quarrel, the fans are the ones who lose money.