Brian Windhorst has been in LeBron James' corner since The King was in high school, and now he has more insight than anyone else on the current state of affairs in Cleveland.
Windhorst, appearing on PTI, had this to say today about how LeBron is taking the news that Kyrie Irving is looking for a trade:
"You know, I’m keeping the language just down the middle in that story, Pablo. LeBron was devastated, from what I understand. Certainly, they had their run ins at times, but he felt an affection and an attachment to Kyrie. Yes, he is only signed for one more year, but he hasn’t made up his mind and Kyrie is signed for two more years. Kyrie was positioned to have his own choice in two years. Really, LeBron thought they were going to come back together and try to beat the Warriors next year. That’s what he’s focused on, that’s what he’s planning on doing."
This is important for a few reasons.
First of all, it shows that these two superstars aren't in constant contact over what their plans are for their pending free agencies. This tells me the relationship is not as strong as, per say, the Warriors who all spoke together about their sacrifices to keep the team intact.
Second, we now have clarity on how Kyrie Irving feels about the LeBron-led Cavaliers front office. When you hear stories about people getting fired and personnel choices being determined by Bron, you naturally wonder what a star like Kyrie thinks about the whole thing.
We now know he isn't too pumped about it. Check this out from our very own Chris Broussard earlier today when the news broke:
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