Jackie doesn't have a history of being negative towards individuals or going after certain players. So anything negative regarding Kyrie I would tend to believe there is more than something to it. I am more than comfortable accepting her sotries on face value. She's been one of the best reporters in the business for a long time now, and well and truly above having to stoop to click bait hot takes for readers (ESPN though, not so much).
And this is exactly why ESPN hired her, they knew she would be able to say whatever she wants and people would believe it regardless, based on nothing but her past reputation.
But make no mistake, Jackie stopped being a real journalist and became 'Jackie Hack' a long time ago. She isn't above resorting g to click bait, that's literally almost all she does anymore, it's what she was hired by ESPN to do. But I don't fault her for cashing in on her name. Working local beat reports isn't that lucrative, comparatively.