In this clip, J.R. Smith talks about that 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Finals teams and just how good LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were.
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We loved having JR on the pod. Here's the whole thing if you haven't watched already: https://youtu.be/wp5oyO9auQ0
Thanks JJ as a Warriors Fan I Appreciate you For the Apology “Steph’s Team” 🔥🔥🔥
Steph team. Lol 😂
He could of worded that different nobody forgot he was there at all 💀 well this coming from JR only person didn’t kno it was tied 😂
Yeah, he does the same thing with Luka Dončić but it’s not a good thing
You better walk that back JJ.
Kyrie was the closer for 2016
There was a game where he played against the spurs when he was on the cavs. He dropped about 50 I believe. And hit buzzabeaters. It was one the most impressive handles, shooting, driving I’ve probably ever watched in my life
They'd be easy to guard if the NBA actually allowed you to play defense. Nowadays, a touch on the hip is a foul. They won't allow you to defend steph, clay and kd
“If we win we going to Vegas”
“Bro, this the biggest game of our life, what are you talking about??” 😂😂 Love J.R.
They had to KD!
The year prior Kyrie gets hurt game 1 in the finals in overtime. He misses the whole finals. Lets also not forget Kevin love was hurt by Kelly olnyck and missed the the finals as well and Cleveland still managed to take the series to 6 games
why jr say kyrie is 6'1 hahaha he is 6'2 / 6'3
A little behind the velvet rope:
When JR says The Wynn hit the green light… the place was electric it was a Sunday Night Swim at XS Nightclub w/ Alesso and the bottle girls all had the Cavaliers Dance team unitards and signage that said “We Believed!”
Literally… What a Time to be alive!
*My 2nd best nightlife experience as a promoter. 🥂🍾🎊
JR high asf
the reason people focus on bron is cuz he led in every single stat🤦🏾♂️😭😭
Kyrie needs to get his respect, he hit the game winning shot in game 7 against Golden State in 2016 and to me thats the greatest shot in basketball history
😅he look like Scottie pippen
Kyrie do not want to be back with LeBron at ALL………! Y’all can’t see that
jr the goat
What was Mo Williams role on that 2016 Cavs squad? Ik him & Lebron go way back during his first stint with the Cavs but he literally did nothing with the 2016 team
KDs team.
Kyrie gave Cleveland their first ring damnnear single handedly
JJ hater redick thats why you are ringless 😂
When Bron & Kyrie both dropped 40pts + I knew the Cavs had them 2016 Finals. Warriors literally had nooooo answer for them two
kyrie to the bucks! 👩🍳
"Steph Stans are very sensitive" lmao 😂😂
You mean the KD team that wAs down 3-2 to the Houston Rockets ..after game 5 when Chris Paul got hurt 😮😮😮
Spurs would’ve beaten the that team
Steph's stans lol
Whenever the game was close, Kyrie during that series made me feel the same way I did watching MJ. I’d rather Lebron have the ball cuz Kyrie had this feeling that he was gonna make everything.
I disagree completely. In almost every big time moment he named for kyrie, LeBron made significantly big plays down the stretch. Golden state he had the block and triple double not to mention leading all categories of stats in the series. The 57 vs SA, Lebron hit 2 huge threes in the overtime. You never forgot lebron was on the floor even in kyries biggest games. Stop the cap
He’s a walking bucket, not lebron but a guaranteed bucket.
Kyrie saved Cleveland that 2016 ring 💯💯
LeBron sat there & watch that man he was in AWE to witness GREATNESS
The warrios with KD was made of 5 hall of famers. Iguadala its a HF too.
Kyrie and Lebron games meshed so well together really wish they didn’t split and go there separate ways
Igudola or however u spell his name… hall of fame too
Kyrie with them Eyore eyes nah man, his handles okay in the era of having an extra step…. IMAGINE MJ HAVING A EURO STEP!!!! Shux imagine Allen Iverson with an extra step… AN EXTRA STEPPPP?????? BRUH SMH
“I know Steph stans are very sensitive” 😂😂
JR was raw on every squad he played on. I was upset when the Knicks let him & Shump go.
That is crazy how ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE talks about how great lebrons on court vision is, how smart he is he da goat
Most people do not give enough credit to Kyrie Irving for helping LeBron James and the Cavs win in 2016 💯
Kyrie Irving made the biggest shot in Cavs history during the 2016 NBA Finals!
Hall of famer is different from all star at that point or superstar!!!
And dont even me at draymond being an allstar. Lebron fan does not even consider mo williams and ilgauskus allstar.
JR seemed to forget everyone who was on the court
I question Klay
Kyrie carried Lebron
A healthy Houston rockets plus any other all star at the time
This dude was definitely smoked out of his mind bc Mike Miller did not play for the Cavs during the title run lmao he played for them for 1 season I believe and it wasn’t 2016 he was on the nuggets