AP source: Kyrie Irving requests trade from Nets

By BRIAN MAHONEY
AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has asked the Brooklyn Nets for a trade, a person with knowledge of the details says. The request comes less than a week before the trade deadline and possibly signals an ending to his tenure with the franchise, either before that or after this season ends. Irving made the request after talks about a new contract did not go to his liking, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because talks were to remain private. It was first reported by ESPN and The Athletic. Irving is eligible for a contract extension but the Nets refused to give him one last summer.