Kyrie Irving Thinks Giannis Antetokounmpo Intentionally Injured Him In The Playoffs Last Season, Used Air Quotes When He Said Antetokounmpo's Foot "Just Happened To Be In The Way."

But recently, Irving's comments suggest that he thinks Giannis may have done it intentionally. During a recent press interview, Kyrie was discussing his Game 4 injury. When talking about Giannis' role in the incident, Irving used sarcastic air quotes when saying Giannis' foot just happened the be there.

Kyrie Irving was discussing his injury in the second round of last year’s playoffs used air quotes when saying Giannis Antetokounmpo’s foot “just happened to be in the way.”

Clearly, Irving doesn't seem to believe Giannis' pleas of innocence. It is understandable why Kyrie would be frustrated. After all, the injury came when the Nets were 2-1 up on the Bucks. And without Kyrie, only Kevin Durant was reliable, as Harden was still struggling with injury problems of his own.

Even without Kyrie, the Nets pushed the Bucks to 7 games. And owing to a slight overstep by Durant when taking a three-pointer (which counted for two points), the Bucks got past the Nets, before defeating Atlanta in the Eastern Conference Finals, and then the Suns in the NBA Finals.

Many fans believe that Kyrie's injury cost the Nets a championship. And perhaps there is some truth to it, as the Nets have one of the most dominant offensive trios. But there is no way to know whether the Nets would've beaten the Bucks and won the title with Kyrie on the team.