Several stories started leaking out at the height of the standoff between Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. A few of them are probably part of the reason why the team was adamant not to give him a long-term deal.

One story that’s currently doing the rounds is how Irving treated his teammates the way Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant once did.

Chris Broussard, on “The Odd Couple” podcast, provided an unconfirmed but very intriguing story about Irving.

“I haven’t confirmed them, but…