Maybe this is a bad take, but, I think there's something to the idea that it good and fine to hate* Kyrie. For me, a lot of what makes sports enjoyable is easy access to emotions and feelings that are Big Scary Feelings in real life; anguish, heartbreak, elation, idolization, and yes, hatred. I don't hate a lot of people in my life. I don't yell "you suck!" at strangers. But on Thursday, I will boo my TV and say to my wife "this fuckin' guy" several times. It's cathartic.
That's the job, sometimes. Kyrie has done nothing to make me think he can't handle or doesn't deserve that kind of casual hatred. It's a wonderful outlet and I won't feel bad about it in the slightest. He's well compensated.
(*Sports-fan-observer hate. When the game is over we don't have to like him, but just let him go home.)
That's the job, sometimes. Kyrie has done nothing to make me think he can't handle or doesn't deserve that kind of casual hatred. It's a wonderful outlet and I won't feel bad about it in the slightest. He's well compensated.
(*Sports-fan-observer hate. When the game is over we don't have to like him, but just let him go home.)