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Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving

Report: Cavs tried to trade Kyrie Irving before he said he wanted out

Kyrie Irving sent shockwaves across the basketball world last summer when he asked the Cleveland Cavaliers to trade him. Now four months removed from a deal being finalized to send him to the Boston Celtics, Irving says a big part of the story …

Tyronn Lue

Tyronn Lue tried to convince Cavs to keep Kyrie Irving, cited Kobe Bryant example

Kyrie Irving made it quite clear to the Cleveland Cavaliers that he no longer wanted to be part of their organization, but there’s at least one person who feels the team should not have granted his wish by trading him. In a behind-the-scenes …

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving makes latest ridiculous claim

Kyrie Irving may have somehow outdone his flat-earth trutherism. Speaking with reporters on Thursday after a loss to the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics guard was asked about playing on Christmas Day against the Washington Wizards and offered his …

Kyrie Irving downplays in-game spat with Dennis Smith

Kyrie Irving and Dennis Smith Jr. got into a bit of a scrap during Wednesday’s game, but the former wasn’t sweating it too much afterwards. Smith came at Irving with some choice words after being fouled in the first quarter of his Dallas …

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Kyrie Irving explains why he is wearing clear mask instead of black

Those who follow the NBA closely may recall that back in 2012, Kyrie Irving wore a black mask and blew up for 41 points in a game against the New York Knicks. He was wearing the black mask to protect himself after breaking a bone in his jaw. Fast …

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving gives his jersey, shoes to soldiers on military appreciation night

Kyrie Irving made a few soldiers’ night on Tuesday by leaving them with some awesome memorabilia. The Brooklyn Nets held a “Hoops for Troops” night where they honored the men and women of the military who were in attendance for the …

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Kyrie Irving doubtful for Sunday due to minor facial fracture

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is doubtful for Sunday’s game due to a minor facial fracture, according to the team. Irving suffered the injury early in the first quarter Friday night, when teammate Aron Baynes inadvertently elbowed him …

LeBron James

Was LeBron James’ Instagram post about Kyrie Irving?

LeBron James sent out another one of his cryptic social media posts, and some are speculating that it was about Kyrie Irving. James shared a meme photo on Instagram Monday evening. The meme includes the clenched fist of a character from the cartoon …

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Kyrie Irving says he was craving an intellectual coach like Brad Stevens

Kyrie Irving seems to be happy in his first year with the Boston Celtics. His team is off to a 6-2 start, and Irving’s statistics are pretty similar to his career averages with the Cavaliers. Irving joined UConn women’s basketball coach …

Tony Allen

Tony Allen calls out OKC, Cavs for ‘petty’ handling of Durant, Irving exits

Tony Allen received a hero’s welcome upon his return to Memphis as a member of the opposition, and he is upset that some other ex-franchise stars around the NBA did not receive the same treatment by their old teams. In an interview with Marc J. …

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving has no regrets about cursing at heckler who taunted him about LeBron

Kyrie Irving is sticking to his guns after cursing out a heckler on Friday night. After Irving and the Boston Celtics picked up a road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, a fan yelled a taunt about LeBron James at the All-Star guard as he exited the …

Kyrie Irving

Report: Some Cavs players were upset at plans to show Kyrie Irving tribute video

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ planned tribute video for Kyrie Irving ended up not airing on opening night against Boston, and some were probably glad it didn’t. Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com reported on Tuesday that some Cavs players were upset …

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LeBron James, Kyrie Irving hug after season opener (Video)

Just when you thought LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were mortal enemies, they turn that whole notion upside down. James and Irving shared a nice hug and gave each other love as soon as the NBA season opener ended on Tuesday night. Take a look: LeBron …

Kyrie Irving

Cavaliers decide not to run Kyrie Irving tribute video

The Cavaliers decided to not run a tribute video of Kyrie Irving during his return to Cleveland as a member of the Celtics. After spending the first six seasons of his NBA career with the Cavaliers, Irving engineered a trade to Boston during the …

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving booed in return to Cleveland (Video)

Kyrie Irving heard more than his fair share of boos during his return to Cleveland as a member of the Celtics. In the first game of the new NBA season, the Celtics traveled to Cleveland for a matchup with the Cavaliers. That, of course, meant Irving …

Kyrie Irving

Report: Cavs will honor Kyrie Irving with video tribute on opening night

Kyrie Irving may have blindsided the Cleveland Cavaliers when he demanded to be traded this offseason, but the team is reportedly going to take the high road when the star point guard comes to town on the NBA’s opening night. According to Joe …

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