On April 30, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In the first round of this year's playoffs, the Nets were eliminated by the Celtics 0-4. After the series ended, Nets star Irving kept updating his social media to make some critical remarks.
On his own Twitter, Owen said his name is worth billions to the media, accusing the media of controlling popular perceptions, the media making money by belittling black people, and the world full of distortions.
Many commentators have expressed dissatisfaction and disagreement with Owen's claims. A-Smith said: "What we see is one of the most delusional players in American history, you don't want to work, you can do whatever you want, you can decide when to do it, you can do whatever you say. In fact, Irving didn't look down on us at all, because we wanted to see him play, we expected him to play! ”
Another famous perkins said: "I saw Irving make some offensive remarks. But he's only been making these attacks against the media, so why don't you attack Jaylen Brown, Tatum and Smart? Obviously, Perkins's remarks are ironic, in the first round of the series, Irving averaged only 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 44% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range, which is a very big step back from the regular season.
In addition, Irving has the right to jump out of the $36.9 million player option to become a free agent this summer, and he can reach a five-year, $247.6 million contract extension with the Nets.
According to The Ringer reporter Kevin O'Connor, if Irving enters the free market or seeks a trade, there will not be many teams that will pursue him. In fact, as early as Irving's 2017 trade application to the Cavaliers, there were not many teams interested in him. Since then, Irving's trading value has been declining.