Kyrie Irving's Twitter beef with reporter takes another wild turn

Kyrie Irving didn't take kindly to recent reports that he will retire if the Nets trade him. According to Nick Wright of FS1, Irving's representation indicated that Brooklyn's floor general will hang up his shoes for good if he's sent packing from the Nets.

The puppet doesn’t know he’s a puppet. pic.twitter.com/S47YTz1dx9

— A11Even (@KyrieIrving) September 17, 2021

After that bombshell was dropped, Irving retorted with a puppet meme, challenging the credibility of the said report and reporter himself. After Wright doubled down on his reporting, Irving made yet another puppet reference about the rumor. 

 While it's extremely unlikely that the Nets move Irving after a record-setting season, it's clear that he's fed up with being the media's punching bag and is ready to punch back at criticism he deems unfair and reports he characterizes as bogus.