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Bill Plaschke: The Lakers acquiring Kyrie Irving would be super weird, super dumb

LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving to the Lakers? Is this some sort of joke? The NBA draft-week madness began early Monday with rumblings that the enigmatic Brooklyn Nets guard and the Lakers had mutual interest in adding Irving to LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the creation of another super team. That would be super weird, super chaotic and super dumb. The Lakers need Irving like they need another ...
The Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving looks up and points to the sky in the fourth quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving to the Lakers?

Is this some sort of joke?

The NBA draft-week madness began early Monday with rumblings that the enigmatic Brooklyn Nets guard and the Lakers had mutual interest in adding Irving to LeBron James and Anthony Davis in the creation of another super team.

That would be super weird, super chaotic and super dumb.

The Lakers need Irving like they need another brittle body. The Lakers need Irving like they need another bad actor. The Lakers

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