Irving’s whatever-it-takes mentality has trickled down to the rest of the team, winners of four of its last five games.

After trading away face-of-the-franchise Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the vibes in Dallas have been rough. Fans have protested general manager Nico Harrison over the trade, and been ejected from games after publicly calling for his firing.

Dallas has dropped its first two games since the trade went down, but Irving did not appear in the Sunday loss to the Cavaliers, making Tuesday the first time he spoke to the media since the