Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. Drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011, he was named Rookie of the Year. Irving is a nine-time All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Team selection, and won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. He is known for his exceptional ball-handling skills and scoring ability.
On January 14, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 62 points against the Boston Celtics.
In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Kyrie Irving became just third player in franchise history (joining Isaiah Thomas in 2015 and Jo Jo White in 1972) to have 20-plus points, five-plus assists and five-plus rebounds in his postseason debut with the team.
In 1985, Michael Jordan scored 40 points in Madison Square Garden before Kyrie Irving surpassed his record in 2013.
On January 26, 2019, Kyrie Irving recorded 32 points and 10 assists in a 115–111 loss to the Golden State Warriors. It was Irving's 11th double-double with points and assists, becoming the first Celtic with 11 of that kind of double-double since Larry Bird in 1986–87.
On March 23, 1992, Kyrie Andrew Irving, a future professional basketball player, was born.
On November 16, 2018, Kyrie Irving recorded a season-high 43 points and 11 assists in a 123-116 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors, becoming the first Celtics player to do so since Antoine Walker in 2001.
On October 23, 2019, Irving became the seventh player in franchise history to score 50 points or more in a single game, and joins Stephon Marbury (2001) as the only one to also record 15 combined rebounds and assists.
In 2004, Drederick Irving remarried to Shetellia Riley, who is currently Kyrie Irving's agent.
On March 3, 2005, LeBron James set the Cavaliers' franchise single-game scoring mark before Kyrie Irving surpassed his record in 2015.
In 2007, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen each had 131 points in their first six games. Kyrie Irving's 128 points in his first six games as a Celtic were the most since 2007.
In August 2009, Kyrie Irving led the USA East to the tournament title in the Nike Global Challenge and was named MVP with 21.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.
On October 22, 2009, Kyrie Irving committed to Duke University in a television broadcast on ESPNU.
On January 19, 2010, Kyrie Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team, which played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit.
On March 16, 2010, The Cavaliers had their last triple-double before Kyrie Irvin's on February 28, 2014.
In June 2010, Kyrie Irving was a part of the United States gold medal-winning team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship.
In 2010, Kyrie Irving played with the Duke Blue Devils during the 2010–2011 basketball season under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
In May 2011, Kyrie Irving made a promise to his father to finish his bachelor's degree at Duke within five years.
In 2011, Kyrie Irving announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of eligibility and enter the NBA draft.
In 2011, Kyrie Irving joined the Cleveland Cavaliers after playing college basketball for Duke Blue Devils.
In 2011, Kyrie Irving played with the Duke Blue Devils during the 2010–2011 basketball season under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
In 2011, Kyrie Irving scored 24 points helping the Celtics beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-94, marking the Celtics' first victory against the Spurs since 2011.
In 2011, Kyrie Irving was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the first overall pick in the NBA draft.
In 2011, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was widely regarded as one of the best players in the class while Kyrie Irving was attending St. Patrick High School.
On March 14, 2019, Kyrie Irving recorded his second career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a 126–120 victory over the Sacramento Kings, becoming the first Celtics player to record 30-plus points and a triple-double in the same game since Rajon Rondo in February 2012.
On July 14, 2012, while practicing with the Cavaliers in the NBA Summer League, Kyrie Irving sustained a broken right hand.
At the start of the 2012–2013 NBA season, Kyrie Irving injured his index finger in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
In 2012, Kyrie Irving appeared on an episode of the Disney XD series Kickin' It.
In 2012, Kyrie Irving played the role of Uncle Drew in a series of Pepsi Max advertisements, writing and directing episodes 2 and 3.
In 2012, Kyrie Irving starred as himself in Kickin' It.
In 2012, Kyrie Irving was in contention for a position on the Australian team for the 2012 Olympics, but he chose to focus on selection for the United States national team instead.
In 2012, Kyrie Irving was named to the Rising Stars Challenge and earned MVP honors, also winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
In 2013, Kyrie Irving scored his then-career-high 41 points against the New York Knicks while wearing a black protective face mask. He became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in Madison Square Garden.
On February 28, 2014, Kyrie Irving recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in a victory over the Utah Jazz.
On April 5, 2014, Kyrie Irving recorded a then career-high 44 points in an overtime loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.
On July 10, 2014, Kyrie Irving signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension with the Cavaliers.
In 2014, Kyrie Irving was a member of the United States national team that competed in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He helped lead Team USA to the gold medal and was subsequently named the tournament's MVP.
In 2014, Kyrie Irving was the NBA All-Star game MVP, recording 31 points and 14 assists as the East beat the West 163–155.
The Cavaliers finished 2014 with a 18-14 record, with the new Big Three missing time contributing to the team's inconsistency.
On March 12, 2015, Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 57 points, including a buzzer-beating three-point shot, in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
On August 27, 2015, Kyrie Irving was ruled unlikely to be ready for opening night of the 2015–16 season due to a left kneecap fracture.
In November 2015, Kyrie Irving wrote and directed episode 4 of "Uncle Drew", in which he starred alongside Baron Davis, J. B. Smoove, and Ray Allen.
In 2015, Kyrie Irving launched his PSD Underwear collection.
In January 2015, Kyrie Irving had a season-low performance against Dallas, scoring just six points before leaving with lower back tightness.
In March 2018, Kyrie Irving was ruled out for the entire postseason after another procedure was scheduled to remove two screws from his patella that were inserted in 2015 to repair a fracture he suffered during that year's NBA Finals.
In his first playoff game as a Celtic, Kyrie Irving became just third player in franchise history (joining Isaiah Thomas in 2015 and Jo Jo White in 1972) to have 20-plus points, five-plus assists and five-plus rebounds in his postseason debut with the team.
From January 2016, Kyrie Irving was in a relationship with singer Kehlani.
In March 2016, Kyrie Irving's relationship with singer Kehlani caused a Twitter media controversy after singer PartyNextDoor posted an Instagram photo of Kehlani's hand while in bed together, and people assumed she had cheated on Irving. Irving stated they had broken up before the incident.
On October 25, 2016, after receiving his first championship ring prior to the season opener, Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 29 points in a victory over the New York Knicks.
In November 2016, Kyrie Irving tweeted his support for the water protectors at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation who were demonstrating against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota.
In 2016, Kyrie Irving and the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, with Irving hitting a three-pointer in Game 7 to secure the victory.
In 2016, Kyrie Irving did voicework in We Bare Bears.
In 2016, Kyrie Irving elected not to represent his nation of birth (Australia), instead focusing on selection for the United States national team for the 2016 Olympic Games.
In 2016, Kyrie Irving helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. With the win, he became just the fourth member of Team USA to capture the NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.
In 2016, Kyrie Irving won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In 2016, having not achieved his degree, Kyrie Irving claimed he was putting his plans on hold, stating, "when I leave the game of basketball, then I'll focus on the next step of my life."
In the 2016 NBA Finals, Kyrie Irving made the championship-winning three-pointer to complete the Cavaliers' historic comeback over the Golden State Warriors.
Starting with the 2016–2017 season, Kyrie Irving moved to a predominantly plant-based diet.
On January 23, 2017, Kyrie Irving scored 35 of his season-high 49 points in the second half of the Cavaliers' narrow loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
In February 2017, Kyrie Irving stated in an interview for a podcast that he believes that the Earth is flat.
In July 2017, Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cavaliers, expressing a desire to be a primary focus on his own team.
In September 2017, Kyrie Irving denied his earlier flat Earth claims and said that media misunderstood him as he was joking.
On October 17, 2017, Kyrie Irving debuted for the Celtics, scoring 22 points and providing 10 assists in a 102-99 loss against the Cavaliers.
On November 6, 2017, Kyrie Irving scored 35 points in a 110-107 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, marking his first 30-point game as a Celtic.
On November 20, 2017, Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 47 points, including 10 in overtime, leading the Celtics to a 110-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, extending their winning streak to 16 games.
In December 2017, Kyrie Irving referenced his predominantly plant-based diet in a Nike ad.
After another Finals appearance in 2017, Kyrie Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers and was dealt to the Boston Celtics.
In 2017, Kyrie Irving's signature sneakers were the second best-selling line, behind LeBron James.
In 2017, during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Kyrie Irving scored a playoff career-high of 42 points, leading the Cavaliers to a 112-99 victory against the Boston Celtics. He then scored 24 points in Game 5, helping the Cavaliers secure their third consecutive Eastern Conference title. In Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals, he scored 40 points in a win against the Golden State Warriors, but the Cavaliers ultimately lost the series 4-1.
In 2017, the Uncle Drew advertisement series became a skit inside an old school diner featuring Pepsi in its current design, stored in a fridge with its original logo.
On January 21, 2018, Kyrie Irving scored 40 points in a 103-95 loss to the Orlando Magic.
In June 2018, the feature film Uncle Drew, starring Kyrie Irving and former NBA stars, was released.
In a June 2018 interview, Kyrie Irving, when asked if he would admit that the world is round, said, "I don't know. I really don't", and added that people should "do [their] own research for what [they] want to believe in" because "Our educational system is flawed".
In August 2018, Kyrie Irving and his older sister were honored with a "welcome home" ceremony at Standing Rock Indian Reservation, acknowledging their family ties to the community, and in gratitude for Irving's activism on behalf of the water protectors at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
In October 2018, Kyrie Irving apologized for his original flat Earth comments but stopped short of saying whether he still believed that the Earth is flat.
On October 16, 2018, Kyrie Irving returned to play after missing time due to injury, scoring seven points and seven assists in a 105-87 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers.
In 2018, Kyrie Irving guest starred on Family Guy, lending his voice for the season 17 episode "Big Trouble in Little Quahog".
In 2018, Kyrie Irving promoted conspiracies, including tweeting a link to the film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, which have been characterized as antisemitic.
In 2018, Kyrie Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Žižić, and a first-round draft pick.
In 2018, it was projected that Kyrie Irving's signature sneaker trend continued.
In 2018, the advertisements where Kyrie Irving wrote, directed, and acted as "Uncle Drew" became a feature film.
Since 2018, Kyrie Irving has been with Marlene Wilkerson and they have two sons together.
On January 16, 2019, Kyrie Irving recorded 27 points and a career-high 18 assists in a 117-108 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
On July 7, 2019, Kyrie Irving signed a four-year, $136.5 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency.
On October 23, 2019, Kyrie Irving debuted for the Nets with 50 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists in a 127–126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
As of 2019, Kyrie Irving's shoe deal with Nike was worth US$11 million.
In 2019, Kyrie Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent.
On January 12, 2020, Kyrie Irving returned from a right shoulder injury, scoring 21 points in a 108–86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
In February 2020, Kyrie Irving was elected as one of the seven vice-presidents of the National Basketball Players Association, replacing Pau Gasol.
In 2020, Kyrie Irving, through his K.A.I. Family Foundation, donated a home to the family of George Floyd, paid off student debt for students from Lincoln University, committed $1.5 million to help pay WNBA players who opted out of playing during the COVID-19 pandemic, donated over $300,000 to food banks and with City Harvest, and donated 17 pallets of food to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
In 2020, The Celtics sent the Cavaliers a second-round draft pick via the Miami Heat to complete the trade, as compensation for Isaiah Thomas' failed physical.
On February 18, 2021, Kyrie Irving was named an Eastern Conference starter for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, marking his seventh selection.
On July 29, 2021, Kyrie Irving, through his K.A.I. Family Foundation, built a solar water center in Pakistan with Paani Project.
On October 12, 2021, the Nets announced that Kyrie Irving would be ineligible to play or practice with the team due to the New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and Kyrie Irving's hesitancy to receive a vaccine against the virus, and sharing and interacting with social media posts from a conspiracy theorist on Instagram, it was speculated that in October 2021, Irving was excluded from the NBA 75th Anniversary Team list.
On October 21, 2021, Kyrie Irving was speculated to be originally on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team but was allegedly excluded due to the ongoing vaccine mandate controversy.
Following the end of the 2021–22 season, there was speculation that Irving would decline his player option and pursue a sign-and-trade deal with another team. Irving ultimately opted into his $37 million player option, returning to the Nets for the 2022–23 NBA season.
In 2021, Kyrie Irving's petition for citizenship was granted and he became an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Kyrie Irving's decision not to get vaccinated for COVID-19 led to him missing the majority of the 2021–2022 NBA season.
On January 5, 2022, Kyrie Irving made his season debut as a part-time player, recording 22 points in a 129–121 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
In February 2022, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced that the city would be lifting its vaccine requirement for indoor activities on March 7. However, Irving remained subject to a different workplace vaccine mandate. Adams stated that creating an exemption for Irving would "send the wrong message".
On February 26, 2022, Kyrie Irving scored a then season-high 38 points with five rebounds, five assists, and two steals in a 126–123 victory over the reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks.
On September 15, 2022, Kyrie Irving shared a video on his Instagram story featuring a rant by InfoWars creator and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
On October 27, 2022, Kyrie Irving tweeted a link to an Amazon listing page for Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, a 2018 film based on a book of the same name, which promotes Black Hebrew Israelite ideology.
On October 29, 2022, Kyrie Irving tweeted that deeming him antisemitic was "not justified", and that he intended to "learn from all walks of life and religions." The same day, during a postgame press availability at Barclays Center, Irving denied having any religious biases and defended the tweet, telling reporters that history is not supposed to be hidden from anybody.
On November 3, 2022, the Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five NBA games due to his failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs" and said that he is "currently unfit to be associated with the Brooklyn Nets."
Kyrie Irving's decision not to get vaccinated for COVID-19 led to him missing the majority of the 2021–2022 NBA season.
On January 20, 2023, Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 48 points, including a season-high eight 3-pointers, along with 11 rebounds, six assists, and four steals in a 117–106 victory over the Utah Jazz.
On February 6, 2023, Kyrie Irving, along with Markieff Morris, was traded by the Nets to the Dallas Mavericks. The Nets received Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, an unprotected 2029 first-round pick, and second-round picks in 2027 and 2029 in exchange.
On July 7, 2023, Kyrie Irving re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, securing a three-year, $126 million contract.
In September 2023, Kyrie Irving announced a new partnership with Chinese sports brand Anta Sports, becoming Chief Creative Officer of Anta Basketball.
In December 2023, Kyrie Irving made an investment in sneaker platform Kicks Crew and joined the company as Chief Community Officer.
In 2023, after four seasons with the Nets, Kyrie Irving requested a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks.
On January 11, 2024, Kyrie Irving scored 44 points and delivered 10 assists in a 128–124 win over the New York Knicks.
In 2024, Kyrie Irving reached his fourth NBA Finals with the Dallas Mavericks.
In September 2023, a namesake sneaker was announced for the 2023–2024 NBA season as part of Kyrie Irving's partnership with Anta Sports.
On February 1, 2025, Luka Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.
In February 2025, Kyrie Irving announced his intentions to play for Australia and join the Australian Boomers for the 2028 Olympic Games.
On July 6, 2025, Kyrie Irving re-signed with the Mavericks on a three-year, $119 million contract.
In February 2025, Kyrie Irving announced his intentions to play for Australia and join the Australian Boomers for the 2028 Olympic Games.
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