Kyrie Irving implies Giannis Antetokounmpo tried to injure him in 2021 playoffs

Kyrie Irving’s return to the Brooklyn Nets has been fairly muted thus far.

After an extended period of time where folks were questioning whether or not he would play this season, Irving came back at the beginning of January. In his four outings thus far, all on the road due to New York’s vaccination mandates, he has averaged 20 points, 5.5 rebounds, five assists and 1.2 steals per game.

The Nets are 2-2 in the four games Irving has played thus far.

While Irving hasn’t been particularly interesting on the court this season – he continues making headlines off it. This week, he raised some eyebrows when he made a pretty serious allegation against Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Last year when the Nets and Bucks faced off in the second round, Irving ended up missing the latter half of the series after injuring himself in Game 4. How did he get injured? By landing on Antetokounmpo’s foot and rolling his ankle.