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Report: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Exchanged Words Tuesday Night

By Andrew Melnick

After a blowout loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday, Cleveland Cavaliers' stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving reportedly exchanged words Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
After a blowout loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday, Cleveland Cavaliers' stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving reportedly exchanged words Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a blowout loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday, Cleveland Cavaliers‘ stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving reportedly exchanged words

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LeBron James left the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and believed teaming with point guard Kyrie Irving and former

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‘ star power forward Kevin Love could make them the best team in the

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However, things have not gone well so far. The Cavaliers are just 1-3, including an embarrassing 101-82 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

After the game, Irving and James exchanged words according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com.

"LeBron James and Kyrie Irving exchanged words in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room following the team’s 20-point loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night, and it led to Irving leaving quickly without speaking to the media, multiple sources told ESPN.com.The discussion was seen as healthy, sources said, with the veteran James voicing concerns about the direction of the Cavs’ offense. James scored just 11 points against the Blazers and did not score in the second half and was often not a part of the offense. Cleveland is off to a 1-3 start following a last-second loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night."

James was reportedly unhappy with the way Irving dominated the ball in Portland. Irving took 17 shots despite just hitting three and only scoring nine points. James wasn’t much better – he had 11 points on four-of-12 shooting. The Cavaliers trailed by just seven entering the fourth quarter but were outscored 25-13 in the final quarter.

“For us it was a growing process that we have to go through,” Irving said Wednesday. “It sucks right now. For us, we’re still young and I’m still learning what’s going on.”

The two are too talented not to figure things out things out going forward. However, it will certainly take some time – both have dominated the ball throughout their careers.

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