Kyrie Irving Tweets then Deletes Slam at Stephen A. Smith in Tense Back and Forth

Kyrie Irving is on the warpath.

Yesterday he called out Complex and Barstool Sports. Today, he took a shot at Stephen A. Smith.

The back-and-forth began on Tuesday morning, as Stephen A. Smith took to Twitter to throw shade at Kyrie with a video in which he mocked the All-Star guard’s decision, reminding him that he needs to actually “show up and go to work” this season.

“You gotta go to work,” Stephen A. said. “You gotta show up to work. You actually gotta show up and earn that money. We all know Kyrie Irving doesn’t plan on staying in Brooklyn for the full year.” Smith also repeatedly called Irving a “peon.”

Smith went on to accuse Kyrie of opting in only so that he can leave for another team down the road.

“Guess what Kyrie? No matter what options you may think you have down the road, it all starts with you having to show up to work first.”

Watch Stephen A. go in:

KYRIE opted in!!! pic.twitter.com/89B4kzgJQG

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 28, 2022

It didn’t take long before Kyrie hopped on Twitter to clap back at Stephen A., writing:

“You’re gonna have to explain yourself to people in your generation. I am not around many 50 plus year olds that speak and act like you do, so this is new for me. But I am sure my father and my uncles can meet you on your level better than I can. We know you STEPHEN.”

Kyrie deleted the tweet shortly after.

Stephen A. Smith responded swiftly.  Less than one hour after Irving’s tweet, Smith posted the following:

Oh, you’ve got it twisted bro! Big time! @KyrieIrving https://t.co/sVt6KqvJs8 pic.twitter.com/pgaMbltEVX

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 28, 2022

Stephen A.  is really good at becoming the story he talks about.

That’s why he gets paid the big bucks…

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