But Kyrie Irving is having none of that. Irving did a sit-down interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews during the All-Star Weekend in San Francisco and was asked what he thinks about everything that's come out from the front office since that trade.

Kyrie Irving's leadership will prove to be of the utmost importance as the Mavericks hope to earn a postseason spot.

What have you thought about the way Luka has been spoken about by upper management? Kyrie Irving: You know, part of our job every day is to deal with the public space. But there were real