Kyrie Irving regrets fallout with LeBron James, Cavaliers: 'Definitely would’ve won more championships'

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Kyrie Irving expressed regret for wanting a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers instead of staying with LeBron James to compete for more NBA titles. 

Irving and James were an electric duo in Cleveland, making it to the NBA finals in four straight years and winning a championship together in 2016. 

During an appearance on the "I AM ATHLETE" podcast that aired Monday, Irving suggested they could have won more titles if he had been more mature and hadn't requested a trade in the summer of 2017 – one year after winning a championship. 

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Kyrie Irving #2 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate after a play in the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio.  (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

"If I was in the same maturity line and understanding of who I am, and I look back at that time then, we definitely, definitely would’ve won more championships, because there would’ve been a better man-to-man understanding about what I’m going through," Irving said. "I didn’t know how to share my emotions. I didn’t know how to do that. So instead of sharing, I isolated myself."

"I just started pouring myself more into the game of basketball and I had one of my better seasons, but I wasn’t connecting with everybody as much during our championship year. So in 2017, it was a different year for us. We went against Golden State, we went against a great team. When you’re not a great team, and you're not clicking on all cylinders and together, you’re easily defeated. You’re defeated before you can get