Kyrie Irving, who’s season ended early with the Mavericks finishing 13th in the Western Conference, has criticized Taylor Jenkins’ comments about the Grizzlies’ lack of maturity during their playoff series against the Lakers.
Jenkins had said, via Brad Sullivan of Lakers Daily, “We’re far from where we need to be from a maturity standpoint. This is all experience that you can only gain from. So, nothing’s gonna change overnight, but when we wear it, and we understand the struggles we’re going through individually, collectively, on, off the court and all that stuff, and we sit down and we honestly talk about it, and we face it, you’re hopefully gonna turn the corner for sure.”
Irving responded with a tweet saying, “Speaking about your team like this during a series is Immature, But what do I know. Lol I am @ home relaxing with my family.”
Dillon Brooks, the Grizzlies’ forward, has been a questionable factor in the series, particularly with his trash talking of Lakers’ veteran LeBron James, including calling him “old” and hitting him below the belt during Game 3.
In contrast, James delivered a huge performance with 22 points, 20 rebounds and seven assists during Game 4.
