Twitter barbs could also be coming to a head quickly between Dave Portnoy and Kyrie Irving.
Portnoy, the founding father of Barstool Sports, is from exterior of Boston, and Irving spent two seasons with the Celtics and had a fairly ugly exit.
So, Portnoy isn’t precisely an enormous fan of the eight-time All-Star.
But the 2 could settle their variations on the court docket after Irving challenged Portnoy to a pickup sport after Portnoy tweeted on the NBA star whereas criticizing Insider.
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Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks walks up the court docket in the course of the first half towards the Charlotte Hornets at American Airlines Center March 24, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)
“If you ever wanna lace ‘‘em up and play ones and earn my respect, instead of always running your mouth, I am here,” Irving tweeted. Portnoy was all for it.
“F— it. I’ll play you 1 v 1,” Portnoy mentioned.
He even predicted a closing rating, and Portnoy detailed exactly how he would win.
“I’ll beat you 21-17. I’ll back you down in the paint 17 time (sic) and shoot 4 jumpers right in your face.”
Irving, clearly, could be the heavy favourite within the matchup, so he’s keen to journey to Portnoy’s house.
“How about we do it in SwampScott, Massachusetts or at TD Garden David?” Irving responded. “I want to make sure this 1v1 is on your turf, in your hometown. I’ll bring my A11even Tribe(Army).
“And after we play, you may take us throughout your hometown and we break Bread at your Parents crib.”
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy speaks on Joe Rogan’s podcast. (YouTube screenshot of the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast from Spotify)
Portnoy offered a court he frequents.
“Phillips Park it’s. Good luck with wind. I do know you do not like taking part in except every thing is lifeless ass good. Then to my mother and father for knishes, latkes, challah.”
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The recent beef originally started when Portnoy tweeted clown emoji regarding the news Irving has reached out to LeBron James to join him on the Dallas Mavericks next season.
“Make certain you’re caring for your self David. You can solely run your mouth for thus lengthy earlier than Karma catches up. Be effectively,” Irving replied.
That’s when Portnoy tweeted at Irving Friday, saying he was “to this point so good on the Karma police,” which sparked the one-on-one discuss.
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving in action during a game against the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, March 5, 2023. (Jerome Miron/USA Today Sports)
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Irving will be free to sign with any team July 6 and can begin negotiating with teams June 30.