Report: Cavs All-Star Kyrie Irving seeks trade; Cleveland fans on fire

There were no reports of looting in Cleveland Friday afternoon, but folks were not pleased after an ESPN report that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has asked for a trade.

Kyrie Irving requests a trade from Cavs, sources told ESPN. LeBron James was blindsided and is disappointed: https://t.co/54afvYge9V
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 21, 2017

Cavs fans reacted with force on social media, specifically on Twitter.

List of disloyal people:

-Kevin Durant
-My ex's
-Kyrie Irving*

*-To Be Determined
— cotton mcknight (@masonboehm3) July 21, 2017

There was humor out there in the world, too, given suggestions that one of the teams that Irving prefers is the Spurs. It’s not know if San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich can really still run this fast, or if this footage was doctored:

Kyrie Irving: “I want to be traded to the spurs”
Gregg Popovich:pic.twitter.com/hbBQlG54oO
— Abdi G (@Phoenix_6ix) July 21, 2017

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