Damian Lillard wholeheartedly agrees with Kyrie Irving’s fun approach to coaching after retirement – The Sportsrush

Kyrie Irving’s retirement talks have already begun. Last month, he was asked by a reporter about his plans after hanging up his shoes. Most great players aspire to get into coaching so they can share their decades of invaluable basketball knowledge with the next generation. However, Kyrie has no intention of going down that road.

A week after he made the comment, Damian Lillard happened to find it online and reshared the clip. Dame agreed with what Kai had to say about coaching after retirement and how it doesn’t fit well with his personality and outlook. The Mavericks star was asked, “Will you be a coach after you retire?”

Kyrie said, “Yeah, I don’t know if I’m a coach at that level, man. I’m more like a consultant. For example, I set my own working hours. If you know my personality, you know that I don’t try to force myself to do anything. So you’re telling me I have to show up at 9 in the morning, I’m like, maybe around 9:08 or something… I think once I’m done, I’ll definitely have one of the best [youth] academies of all time.”

He stated that he would prefer to focus on training young people, helping them develop skills and focusing on their mental, physical and emotional growth. The Bucks star gave Kyrie his word of approval. He reposted the clip on his IG story with the caption: “Type the shit.”

Both point guards have a lot to offer the next generation if they decide to become coaches. While Kyrie is a definite no for now, Dame is still likely to take over in the future. Based on what we’ve seen of him, he’s going to be brilliant at it.

Lillard taught the kids the importance of body language

While he agreed with Kyrie’s take as a post-retirement coach, Dame showed he has some great insights to share with the next generation. In a clip from his camp uploaded to YouTube by Coach’s diaryhe can be seen giving body language lessons to youngsters. Dame explained how this helps maintain a positive outlook on the game and teammates.

he said “For college and high school kids, it was just like your body language. When you miss a shot, when you throw the ball, one of your teammates throws a bad pass, or someone misses you, it’s not too much or too bad. It’s just the fact that you all have to learn not to get emotional about every play that’s happened.”

The coaching job may not be completely written off for Kyrie, either. During his time with the Nets, he talked about how Steve Nash’s tenure would be more of a collaborative effort. “I really don’t see us having a head coach. KD could be a head coach, I could be a head coach [some days],” he said on the KD podcast.

Maybe one day Kyrie would like to reevaluate his stance on coaching and decide to take on this challenge later in life.