"You will come back stronger mi hermano!❤️"
Luka Doncic's message to former Mavs teammate Kyrie Irving, who is out for the season with a torn ACL 🥹
(via @luka7doncic/ IG)
Kyrie Irving wants to play in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but not for Team USA.
After the All-Star Game, he revealed that he was in talks with Basketball Australia about switching national teams.
"Man, we're in the process of that right now, just trying to figure out the best route for me to be eligible... Honestly, if I can be an Aussie at one point in my career and play for the Australian team, that would be great."
Kyrie Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia, while his father was playing basketball overseas.
Kyrie Irving showing love for LaMelo Ball postgame following the Mavs' loss to the Hornets today:
"Glad that he's healthy this year and he's able to show the world who he is. He's got good pedigree, man. He comes from a family that has pros... They have a tight-knit group, I feel like that's always led to him being as confident as he is as a young player, playing against older guys and having brothers that beat up on him a little bit. ... I wanna see that young guy reach his potential even more so and answer a lot of the doubters and naysayers that say, 'He can't win.'"
(via @JoeyMistretta_)
2016:
🏆Kyrie Irving won the NBA Championship with the Cavs
🏆Real Madrid's soccer team won the UEFA Champions League
2018:
🏆Luka Doncic won the Euroleague with Real Madrid
🏆Real Madrid's soccer team won the UEFA Champions League
2024:
🔸Kyrie and Luka lead the Mavs to the NBA Finals
Guess who just won the UEFA Champions League Final? 👀
"When we start asking about the greatest teammate for LeBron James... let's not forget Dwyane Wade... If it weren't for D-Wade, I can make a legitimate argument there would have never been a Kyrie [Irving]... It's a fact."
- Stephen A. Smith 🤔
"When I think about gifted, the first player that comes to mind is Michael Jordan... Who's the most gifted today is Victor Wembanyama."
Paul Pierce on LeBron James saying Kyrie Irving is 'the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen' 🗣
"[I'm] so f*cking happy...and to watch him continue his growth... and at the same time, I'm so f*cking mad that I am not his running mate anymore... He's the most gifted player the NBA has ever seen."
LeBron James on Kyrie Irving.
(via @mindthegamepod)
"They've improved tremendously... Just being able to extend a brother-to-brother relationship with them, let them know I have their back no matter what."
Kyrie Irving on former Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown 💯
(via @NBA)
Dwight Howard's list of the toughest shot makers 👀
🔸 Kyrie Irving
🔸 Michael Jordan
🔸 Kobe Bryant
🔸 Kevin Durant
🔸 Steph Curry
Thoughts? 🤔
(via @DwightHoward)
"He's definitely going to average 25 PPG [in the NBA Finals]... I think if Dallas wins this series, I think this championship can mean more to Kyrie [Irving] than the one he got in Cleveland."
- Jamal Crawford 🤔
(via "Bully Ball", @allthesmokeprod)
A year ago, the Dallas Mavericks were a laughingstock.
They traded for Kyrie Irving to pair him up with Luka Doncic, and then 2 months later they were actively tanking to avoid the Play-In game to keep a draft pick, which became Dereck Lively II.
Dallas would then add Derrick Jones Jr., PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford to the mix and are now NBA Finals bound as a 5th seed 🙌