Lol Me and Kobe talking trash to one another…nothing but respect for the greatest player in our League!! — Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) July 13, 2012 Tweet of the Day goes to Kyrie Irving, who told the world of his understanding of Kobe Bryant’s greatness, despite challenging Bryant to a one-on-one match for an expensive amount of money. He apparently received some grief about not knowing his place – or something along those lines – from fans because he followed the first tweet up
Kyrie Irving has become a must-watch entertainer, from his acting skills in “Uncle Drew“, his ability as “Coach Kyrie” to the now-infamous clip of him schooling anyone that stood in his path during scrimmage against Team USA. The latest from the reigning rookie of the year is his bold $50,000 one-on-one bet with Kobe Bryant, where some notable trash talking ensued – a battle Bryant clearly won – as you will see in the clip below. Should the game really happen, the
After beginning training camp with a couple of five-minute scrimmages that were open to the media, U.S. Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski has pulled the curtain shut. The last four days have featured games divided into four 10-minute quarters between Team USA and the select team, which consists of younger NBA players. Media has not been allowed to watch. Although statistics have not been made available, the message from those who are Coach K-approved is that there has been one player who has
The video is titled “Blake Griffin goes OFF at USAB Scrimmage” and we certainly got a taste of what Griffin can do to the rim over the weekend, but the best highlights in this video may actually have come from Kyrie Irving, who showed some amazing handles that made players such as Russell Westbrook, Kobe Bryant, James Harden and others look like those kids who didn’t know what hit them in the “Uncle Drew” video. Irving had an incredible rookie season, averaging 18.5
Coming into the 2012 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers were one of a few teams that had multiple first round draft picks. After selecting Syracuse’s Dion Waiters with the fourth overall selection, the Cavaliers agreed to send their other three picks—24, 33, and 34—to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the rights to UNC’s Tyler Zeller and reserve guard Kelenna Azubuike. The Mavericks selected Zeller with the 17th pick of the draft while the Cavaliers selected Oregon State’s Jared Cunningham
It’s becoming apparent that reigning Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving is capable of being quite the entertainer. Not too long ago, he worked with Pepsi MAX to become “Uncle Drew”. If you missed that awesome video, click here. Now? We present to you: Coach Kyrie. (via DukeBluePlanet) Kyrie Irving joined over 35 former Duke players for Coach K’s annual fantasy camp, K Academy. Kyrie and the other Duke alums served as coaches during the week. Irving has an incredibly bright future ahead of
If you haven’t seen this video yet, prepare yourself for 5 minutes of pure entertainment.
NEW YORK — The only player to be unanimously selected to the NBA’s All-Rookie Team is the Rookie of the Year, point guard Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Joining Irving (58 points) and Minnesota Timberwolves rookie point guard Ricky Rubio (49 points) on the All-Rookie First Team are Denver’s Kenneth Faried (46 points), Golden State’s Klay Thompson (43 points), New York’s Iman Shumpert (40 points), San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard (40 points) and Detroit’s Brandon Knight (40 points). (The three-way tie for fifth necessitated a