Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant's trade requests were about seeking control, but also came at a cost for the NBA

SALT LAKE CITY — The world is a circus around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, even at NBA All-Star Game media availability, where people should be used to having access to the globe's greatest basketball players.

. Both were devastated when news broke that they had been dealt — for two superior players who demanded trades.

"The speculation and narratives are what makes this entertainment kind of seem a little bit more important or more of a priority than it actually is. Like, it's my life. It's not just a dream that everybody can gossip about," Irving added.

Referencing the many ripple effects that result from public trade demands, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said during his annual news conference from the All-Star Game,"I think that's a bad thing. I think it's corrosive to the system. Certainly fans don't like it. Even lots of players don't like it as well, because ultimately they may be going to a particular team under a belief that that player is still going to be there.

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