Kyrie Irving Does Not Care About LeBron James' Feelings

Kyrie Irving is adding fuel to the fire.

On Monday morning, the Celtics point guard was a guest on ESPN's First Take.

Stephen A. Smith: "Did you speak to LeBron James or talk to LeBron James before you and your representatives met with ownership and let them know that you wanted out?"

Kyrie: "No."

Smith: "Why not?"

Kyrie: "Why would I have to?"

Smith: "If you don't speak to somebody about it, they might take it personally."

Kyrie: "Yeah."

Smith: "Do you care about that at all?"

Kyrie: "No."

On July 7, Irving met with Cavs' management and requested a trade.

This news did not surface until July 21.

Why did Kyrie want out? One of the reasons -- he did not want to play with LeBron James anymore, according to multiple reports.

On Friday night, LeBron tweeted:

If you watch the video, you will see that Kyrie is prominently featured.

LeBron and Kyrie face off on Opening Night, Oct. 17...

Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller

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