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who is kyrie irving?
Kyrie Andrew Irving was born in, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on March 23, 1992, he is an American basketball player. He is on the Brooklyn Nets roster. At 1.88 meters tall, he plays at the base position. -
Kyrie Irving
After his birth, he moved to the United States where he grew up and went to Duke University. Even so, Irving maintains dual Australian-American citizenship. -
his beginnings in the university
He played one season with the Duke University Blue Devils, averaging 17.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. -
NBA Rookie of the Year
Irving won the NBA Rookie of the Year award. He also received the unanimous selection to the NBA Rookies first team. During the season, Irving averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists. He also received the unanimous selection to the first team of NBA Rookies. -
First All-Star
Irving injured his index finger on November 17. Despite this he returned to play the next game, where the injury worsened and forced him to miss three weeks of the championship, on December 15 he achieved the highest score for him in the league with 44 points. Irving was selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game. -
All-Star MVP
Irving was voted by fans to be the starting point guard for the Eastern Conference in the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. Irving recorded 31 points and 14 assists and won MVP of the game with the East defeating the West 163-155. -
WORLD CHAMPION SPAIN 2014
He was a world champion with the US National Team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and was also chosen as the MVP of the tournament. -
His first NBA final
On January 28, 2015, he scored 55 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, which was his best score of his career to date. Irving continued to help the Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history. Kyrie suffered an injury in the finals, Irving was ruled out for the rest of the series the next day with a fractured left patella that required surgery, he would be injured for three months. The Cavaliers lost the final against the Warriors. -
GOLD MEDAL RIO 2016
He won his first Olympic medal at the Rio 2016 Games. In the final match, the United States defeated the Serbian National Team 96-66 to become champion. Irving would play 17 minutes and score 4 points, in addition to finishing with 4 assists. -
First NBA Championship
After overcoming a knee injury suffered in the finals and missing the start of the 2015-16 season, he made his season debut on December 20. In Game 7, Irving hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining that put the Cavaliers with a 92-89 lead, and they won the game 93-89. The Cavaliers won the series 4-3 and became the first team to recover from a 3-1 deficit, beating the Golden State Warriors. -
Currently
Irving currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets team, he arrived in 2019, he has missed many games due to injury, but Irving is very confident in his team and hopes to get many titles in the near future.