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Kyrie Irving wants out of Brooklyn.
The All-Star point guard has requested a trade and has informed the Nets that he wants to be moved ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline or he’ll leave in free agency in the upcoming offseason, The Athletic reported Friday.Â
Irving was reportedly asking for a contract extension as recently as last week. Irving’s demand for a trade comes seven months after teammate and close friend Kevin Durant requested one from the Nets last offseason before pulling the request prior to the start of the 2022-23 season.Â
Irving has been productive on the court so far this season, scoring 27.1 points and averaging 5.3 assists per game to earn him another All-Star nod. However, he created controversy in November when he shared a link to an anti-Semitic documentary and initially failed to apologize and denounce the movie. Brooklyn suspended Irving for at least five games. He returned to the lineup after eight gamesÂ
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The Nets are 31-20 this season and are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference entering Friday’s games.Â
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