Kyrie Irving Reaches a New Level of Petty and Unfollows LeBron on Instagram

Social media pettiness on full tilt.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sit on the bench during a 2017 game.
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LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sit on the bench during a 2017 game.

Recent reports about Kyrie Irving just seem to be getting worse—for Cavs fans, anyway. First, the star point guard allegedly calls for a trade. Just four days later, LeBron James wants to "beat Kyrie Irving's ass," at least according to Stephen A. Smith.

Now, the petty seems like it's turned up to a hundred thousand trillion. Irving appears to have now also stopped following his star teammate on Instagram. Here's the evidence:

This, of course, assumes he was following LeBron in the first place (we need an earlier screenshot!) However, if there's one thing that could/should make Cavs fans feel slightly better about all these nearly simultaneous developments, it's that LeBron denied a pair of reports on Tuesday, both from Slam!, that stated he was unhappy with Irving:

#NotFacts people! 🗣Booooo!!! Get another source. https://t.co/ubLRgWeMbt

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2017

#NotFacts people! 🗣Boooo!! Get another source. 🤦🏾‍♂️. #EnjoyingMySummer #YouDoTheSame 😁😁😁 https://t.co/XvfRWKWdur

— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2017

James is also still following Kyrie on IG. Still, according to Twitter, Kyrie's apparent unfollow can only mean one thing:

Kyrie Irving has officially unfollowed LeBron James on Instagram......this just got real! pic.twitter.com/lagdOcXBUf

— Troydan (@Troydan) July 25, 2017

That House of Highlights account just showed Kyrie unfollowed LeBron on Instagram 😩 this is like watching a breakup in real time

— Corey Seidman (@CSeidmanNBCS) July 25, 2017

So, Kyrie doesn't follow LeBron on Instagram anymore. In 2017, that's how you no it's officially OVER.

— Ray Boyd (@RayBoydDigital) July 25, 2017

Kyrie Irving has unfollowed LeBron James on Instagram today. The pettiness and immaturity from this entire situation is embarrassing! SAD!

— Vern Thompson (@VernThompson) July 25, 2017

What a difference a month can make.

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