Kyrie Irving challenged Kemba Walker to a 1-on-1 game over the weekend, saying he “wanted that matchup.”
While the Brooklyn Nets guard noted the “mutual respect” between him and the first-year Celtics guard, Twitter may have taken it as a slight at NBA All-Star Walker.
And that, along with the well-established animosity Celtics fans already have for Irving, prompted some to voice their support of Walker in the hypothetical 1-on-1 matchup.
Here’s what some had to say:
my money is on Kemba Walker https://t.co/PIv6Ip0gBR
— 7th_king (@kinghrmani) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/twozero6ix/status/1259942865003741191
Kemba Walker. Please and thank you 👌🏼 https://t.co/D5MmhEpiiD
— Zack Tyson (@ZipTy4) May 11, 2020
Didn’t Kemba already burn you that horrible March 23, 2019 game in which we blew a 18 pt lead in the 4th qtr and lost. 😳👀I’m just saying 🤫🤫 https://t.co/K9Z1day5Hs
— ☘️💚Celtics Contessa💚☘️ (@CelticsContessa) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/COOTTHAKIDD/status/1259942162537623561
Last time Kyrie played Kemba he was complaining that Brad didnt double and trap Kemba. He does not want that smoke.
— 💍NBA Champion Trey💍 (@TA1297) May 11, 2020
Kemba cooked kyrie the last 3 times they played each other lool. He still coming back for more https://t.co/5KFJQttg7v
— Shaq (@psilowhack) May 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/BryanEscalera/status/1259942785785962497
https://twitter.com/wokejean/status/1259938916930588672
https://twitter.com/SnappedbyManii/status/1259940631381774340
Is Kyrie really saying he wants to face Kemba one-on-one when he's been hiding from the Celtics all year??
— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) May 11, 2020
Well, hypothetical 1-on-1 games are now on the table for debate, we guess. It certainly depicts how much we miss sports.
