"Reddit would riot if Kyrie forced his way to LA" - NBA fans react as Kyrie Irving rocks with Lakers colors on X profile 

After Luka Doncic's shocking trade to the LA Lakers, Kyrie Irving has stirred speculation about desiring a move to the Western Conference heavyweights. The Dallas Mavericks point guard recently changed his X profile pic and cover image, which displays the famous Purple and Gold donned by the Lakers.

Irving has an animated pic of himself with a yellow background, while his background image has a 'liberation' message for oppressed people with yellow text and a purple background. Here's a screenshot of Irving's current X profile.

NBA fans on Reddit took note of Irving's latest activity. Some users heavily speculated that the All-Star, who has a player option worth $43.6 million next season, could join the Lakers in free agency.

Not many were excited by the prospect of that happening. Here's what one Reddit user wrote:

"Reddit would riot if Kyrie forced his way to LA post-deadline"

Another joked:

"The Mask calling to him from his closet lmao"

Another said:

"im ready for dallas being forced to offer kyrie a 4 year max with a no trade clause"

"the kyrie experience 3: the yeehaw remix," one fan added.

One fan joked:

“Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Teams”—Kyrie probably

Another said:

"Lakers becoming a refugee camp for those fleeing Nico Harrison’s reign of terror"

Kyrie Irving must take a massive pay cut to join LA Lakers in free agency

Kyrie Irving to the LA Lakers will remain a far-fetched dream, considering the price it would take for the Purple and Gold to lure him away from Dallas. After tumultuous tenures at previous stops in Cleveland, Boston and Brooklyn, Irving hasn't looked more comfortable than he has in a Mavericks uniform.

Even though Luka Doncic has left, Irving has embraced the franchise and the fans. With his old friend Anthony Davis on the roster, Irving's incentive to continue playing for the team without Doncic will likely remain the same. Not just that, financially, the Mavericks remain the best option for Irving.

They can offer him more money than any team in free agency. At 32, Irving won't have many chances of securing a lucrative contract in the future. The Lakers certainly are out of the question in that aspect.

They won't have the cap space to sign Irving, especially if LeBron James returns and Luka Doncic signs an extension. The only way a deal goes through is if Kyrie Irving takes a massive pay cut around the nontaxpayer mid-level exception, which is unlikely.