Kyrie Irving’s All-Star candidacy may have been a joke to John Wall, but LeBron James found the question laughable for a different reason.
James gave a glowing endorsement of his teammate following the Cavaliers' 121-115 win over Wall’s Wizards on Wednesday.
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“What question?" James asked reporters rhetorically. "Have an All-Star Game at his house. He’s an automatic All-Star. He’s the best point guard in our league.”
LeBron with the ultimate #HotTake on Irving's All-Star bid. Take notes, kids pic.twitter.com/rSgqJh2Lwv
— Steven J. Gaither (@stevenjgaither) January 7, 2016He didn’t stop there in praising his teammate, who smiled and laughed while watching James answer the question.
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“He’s much more than an All-Star," James said. "That’s small peanuts on his plate, and what it should be on his progression. He’s much more than an All-Star. Hopefully that will take care of itself.”
It's hard to argue any of that after Irving's performance against the Wizards. He was sensational, scoring 32 points on 14-of-22 shooting in just his seventh game back after missing the start of the season due to a fractured kneecap.
James had a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and four assists.
Wall had 20 points and 12 assists, but also committed seven turnovers.