Kyrie Irving says winning the 2016 NBA championship left him feeling empty: “I didn't know who I was”
“It was like climbing up one of the tallest mountains in the world, winning the championship. And when I got up there and you realized that all the accolades and all the achievements, yeah, it feels good, it feels great to add that to the career. But I just felt empty. After I done traveled, after I done partied, after I done spent a bunch of money, after I asked for more deals. You know, we all been through it”
“Feeling on top of that mountain, after a while I just felt like I didn't really know who I was. I didn't know what my future was gonna be. And when that happens, I didn't know where to really turn. So I started digging deep into my family lineage, and that's where it led me, South Dakota”
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