LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Deny Verbal Exchange

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are denying that the two had a verbal exchange following the Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.

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Reports of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving recently having a verbal exchange are untrue, the two Cleveland Cavaliers said Friday.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst first reported the exchange between the guard and forward. Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com followed that up by reporting the exchange involved James challenging Irving to be a better playmaker.

However, both are saying no such conversation took place.

From Haynes:

"“Those reports are untrue,” James said. “We have not had a verbal exchange, but I understand that negativity sales. No one wants to hear a good story. Those reports are not true. They’re very false.”Irving, whom was sitting 90-feet away from James, took a comedic approach on the topic of an allege clash between himself and James.“As you can see, we’re on opposite ends, so it means we hate each other,” Irving jokingly said. “It was just over Survivor’s Remorse and Family Guy. That’s what it was about. Obviously he’s going to feel strongly about Survivor’s Remorse. It’s his show, but I love Family Guy. So a heated exchange, words were said. No blows this time, but awesome for our team. It’s great.”"

It’s certainly possible that LeBron and Kyrie did have an exchange as reported and the two players are simply trying to end the controversy by denying it.

The fact of the matter is that Irving does need to do a better job of running the Cavs’ offense, so good for James if actually did have the reported exchange with Irving.

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