Lost in the sea of subtweets and subtweet responses threatening to undo LeBron James' return to the Cleveland Cavaliers is the fact he and point guard Kyrie Irving enjoy playing together about as much as they like saying what's on their mind.
Coaches around the league are starting to take notice.
In a piece detailing the issues plaguing the Cavaliers, Chris Mannix of The Vertical spoke to multiple coaches and scouts who see a discord between Irving and James. One scout described their chemistry as "basically nonexistent."
Mannix goes on to cite team sources who say the relationship between the two is "solid," but James is attempting to coax higher-IQ basketball plays out of his young teammate.
Suffice it to say, this is a problem.
James and Irving, at this point, aren't new teammates. The pair have been on the floor together for more than 100 games and have practiced behind the scenes for untold hours.
By the second year in Miami, James and Dwyane Wade were a well-oiled machine that rampaged the NBA. The your-turn-my-turn offense that plagued their first season together had been scrapped ...
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LeBron James, Kyrie Irving Reportedly Have Issues with On-Court Chemistry
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