Kyrie Irving underperforms in home debut and Nets loss to Hornets I UNDISPUTED

Kyrie Irving played his first home game of the season, but he struggled from the floor, shooting just 6-for-22 as the Charlotte Hornets upset the Brooklyn Nets 119-110. After the game, Kyrie addressed the importance of his home debut to the media, saying quote: 'Tonight, my presence out there was just bigger than the basketball game. I was just representing a lot of individuals that are out there in a similar situation as me. And now that I can play, I think we should be opened up for everybody... The point of this season for me was never to just take a stand. It was really to make sure that I'm standing on what I believe in...' Shannon Sharpe react to Kyrie's postgame comments.

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