After Kyrie Irving's trade request, Nets try to focus on anything but his future: 'No idea, I just work here'
NEW YORK -- When Kyrie Irving's trade request was reported on Friday, Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton's phone started going crazy. "I was taking a nap," Claxton said. "And I looked in one of my group chats and I saw it and I was like, 'Wow.' Just caught me off guard. But it is what it is." Nets wing Royce O'Neale said he was "surprised" by Irving's trade request, adding that he found out the "same way everybody else did: Twitter." "We're just like everybody else," Claxton said. "We're caught off guard." Irving's future in Brooklyn is uncertain. The Nets have three games before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, starting with Saturday's matchup against the Washington Wizards. Irving "reported some calf soreness," coach Jacque Vaughn said, so he'll miss the Wizards game. Claxton said he learned...