As a native of Cleveland, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rapper Wish Bone had strong feelings about comments recently made by former Cleveland Cavaliers player Kyrie Irving about his hometown not being a real sports city.
While speaking with TMZ, Wish Bone suggested that Irving should stop being “an idiot,” and also defended his city’s rep.
“Don’t be an idiot,” Wish Bone said when asked about Irving’s remarks. “Definitely wrong. Cleveland’s one of the biggest sports cities there is … Maybe he’s thinking it’s gonna be better over there for him. But time will tell.”
After playing for the Cavs from 2011-2017, Irving is now a Boston Celtic and will face off against his former teammates for the NBA season opener on Tuesday (October 17).
Wish Bone also predicted that Irving will receive a less-than-warm welcome upon his return to Cleveland. “He gonna get boo’ed all day long,” he said.
When asked about whether Irving could have trouble in the Cleveland streets, Bone added, “He definitely could have some issues. For sure. He badmouth the land something could happen to him. We put hands on him.”
During a conversation with reporters last week, Irving praised Boston, referring to it as a “thriving city” and a “real” sports destination.
“And then you move to the East Coast — into Boston — and it’s so real [and] alive. An ongoing, thriving city … Boston, I’m driving in and [thinking], ‘I’m really playing in a real, live sports city?’ And a great city,” Irving said.
Cleveland has the Cavs, Browns, Indians and UFC heavyweight champion. It is ridiculous to suggest that they are not a sports city.
They need a hockey team even though Columbus has one
Fuck cleveland new york city has the most passionate sports fans period.
Keep huffing that shit homie. Beantown bitch.
…and those fans need to be finally rewarded.
Cleveland just won their 1st championship and they’re a sports town now??? Nah, Kyrie was right to leave and LeBron leaving next season.
He was traded he just didn’t leave, and he lucked up that he was traded to a decent team, if he would have been traded to Orlando, ATL, Brooklyn, Phoenix, Denver, New Orleans, Sacremento, Memphis, Charlotte, Phila, Knicks, it would have been horrible for his career and he would have looked stupid.
He asked the team to trade him. I’m my book that counts as leaving
That only makes sense if he was speaking only about wins. Cleveland has been a sports town for a long time, if we’re just speaking on the city’s interest in the sports arena.
We got the WNBA champ Lynx. Fuck ya’ll city
Yall New York fans need to ease up with the way yall teams play Giants suck, Knicks, Nets, College football teams suck, Cleveland is a sports city. Dumb comment by Kyrie
new york has nothing to do with anything. what are you talking about?
I was referring to some of the people in the comment section that said Fuck Cleveland New York is better, and clearly by your response you come off as a Hurt NY fan.
Cleveland got Cavs who got good because of Bron, They support the Browns who are prob the worst NFL francise ever as far as winning, they still support this team, Cleveland also supports Ohio State heavy. Midwest fans are more consistent to me fans from Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit etc support their teams more then like NY, L.A, Boston, Miami. To me midwest Cities Rep when they are good and they Rep when their bad, it seems like other City like L.A, N.Y, Miami when their team is bad they are nowhere to be found then when their teams get good that show up out of nowhere.
Bone thugs greatest rap group ever!!!
Bone Bone Bone Bone!!!
Bone Thugs N Harmony legendary one of the best rap acts ever just seen them days back at the boo bomp in Portland
it was about 12-13 thousand people in the arena , Damian Lillard came out on stage with them the show was crazy fun and hyped.
Got a chance to see all 5 like 3 years back at Rock the Bells
Nobody is putting hands on Kyrie, and especially not yo irrelevant ass. Leave that street shit outta NBA talks.
What you doing with you life? (Besides stocking soy milk and Wal-Mart)
I don’t think he was being serious. But don’t know if you know dude but he has a mob boss like reputation in Cleveland similar to Trick Trick in Detroit. Don’t know how old you are or your experience in life but when your out there you never know who you dealing with its like a cocky dude going to a diff city in you get into a argument with someone you don’t know, and that guy you don’t know may have like 4 or 5 bodies. I do agree with you I don’t think he should have said that and I feel like he was wrong even if he was playing, but also I find it kind of funny that someone who is not a star most likely not rich, call a guy who is in one of the most legendary rap groups ever irrelevant,
I don’t care if he’s like Trick Trick (and i higly doubt that). First of all, Kyrie is not a cocky guy. Second, people in Cleveland should be thankful to Irving for the rest of their lives. Because of him, they have that title from last year. Even if that wasn’t the case, no one should make threats to an NBA player. Just because he went to another club?! What kinda corny shit is that? Wish has been irrelevant for a couple of years now. Bone Thugs are legendary group, of course, but because of Krayzie, Layzie and Bizzy Bone. Not because of him. No one cares about Wish Bone. Instead of talkin shit, he should beg Krayzie to ghostwrite some song for him, like he did back in the day.
I get what you saying and I partly agree, and I don’t doubt it I know it heard it from many people from Cleveland people I went to college with on football team that grew up in their Neighborhood, and promoter that hooked me up with some security work in Ohio and Indiana. I always try to get stories from people on rappers, athletes, actors, politicians, older civil rights activist, I like hearing stories and history on people, what I heard on him was his reputation was like that but he doesn’t try to bully people with it. I do agree with you I don’t think he should have said it and I think he was wrong, but I also think you were wrong also to just start insulting a guy just because you don’t agree with him or because you feel he is in the wrong. Kyrie didn’t have to take that jab at Cleveland neither
52 years since Cleveland won a major sports championship. How many has Boston won? The numbers don’t lie. But Bone is better than any group ever to come out of Boston…honorable nod to Almighty R.S.O and ED OG
Fuck Almighty RSO. Benzino the reason for The Source’s demise.
Go back and listen to Doomsday : Forever R.S.O … one of the best underrated albums of the 1990’s. R.S.O was more than Benzino…
Huh? Cavs just won TWO years ago!
For the first time in how many years?
@Lex Wish Bone and Bone thugs just sold out the Moda Center about 3 nights ago, Portland trailblazers play in that arena anybody doing shows in Arenas I wouldn’t call irrelevant. Pretty sure dude has sold millions of records won a grammy, AMA awards etc, so by calling him irrelevant you’re saying you have accomplished more???
Drop that wishmaster album Wish. Asap.
Lol been waiting on that one since 99 I don’t think Straight Jacket has the ambition to do a solo, Flesh went to Jail for like 10 years and has dropped 3 solo’s wish none.
Like I said not to long ago Kyrie “get on my Nirving” straight up