Kyrie Irving has appeared on multiple shows and podcasts this summer to speak about his life and NBA playing career. Irving has been refreshingly candid about his decision making through his career, including taking ownership of things he's been reluctant to address in the past.

While appearing on the show "I Am Athlete", Irving spoke about how his lack of a mature mindset kept the Cleveland Cavaliers from having more success.

“If I was in the same maturity line and understanding of who I am, and I look back, 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. I didn’t know how to share my emotions,” Irving said. “I didn’t know how to do that. So instead of sharing, I isolated myself."

Irving also said he regrets not talking to then teammate LeBron James before making his decision to ask out of Cleveland.

“We didn’t talk during that time,” Irving admitted. “When I look back on what I was going through at that time, I wish I did, because it would’ve been a good understanding of what the future will hold for both of us, and we know how much power we both had together. Me and him in the league together running Cleveland, and then being able to put a better team together every single year would’ve definitely been worth it.”