Kyrie Irving

Irving responded in real-time following his Dallas Mavericks debut.

I'm happy that I could look back on that journey and reflect and say I learned a lot of things from those guys and my teammates in Brooklyn." Whether it be the mandate with the vaccine or missing games, me suspended or, you know, just little things that I think, you know, just put just wrenches in our journey." "We played very limited time together, and a lot of injuries and things that took place. He also said he's happy that Durant, who asked for a trade from the Nets for the second time in less than a year, got what he wanted. We just tried to understand each other a lot better and grow as human beings, grow as brothers. Irving, who was dealt to the Mavericks on Sunday after requesting a trade from the Nets, first discussed the camaraderie he feels toward Durant, even as opponents.

Kyrie Irving said he is "glad" that Kevin Durant "got out of there" just minutes after ESPN reported the Nets had agreed to trade the former NBA MVP to the ...

I would have liked to see that work for the long term, but there are no mistakes and no coincidences and you gotta move forward. Initially hailed as the core of a superteam that would contend for multiple NBA championships, the trio of Irving, Durant and Harden played just 16 games together in Brooklyn. "I think I would like to say something about the superteam of me, James and KD that everyone thinks should have worked. "We had a lot of conversations throughout the year of what our futures were going to look like. I'm getting a little bit older. "He's getting a little bit older.

Frankly, I can't possibly be expected to write coherent thoughts after the Kevin Durant trade; after all, I cover the Suns primarily.

Green was a +1 in the 2-point loss, one of just three Rockets with a positive mark for the game, though one of his four turnovers was key in Sacramento’s 7-0 run to close the game. Bam Adebayo starred with a game-high 38 points on an insanely efficient 12-16 FG (75.0%); it’s the second-highest total of his career. [may heat up even further on deadline day](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1623579296441765888?s=20&t=o8RZkTLusUOa8Vi6BiUo1Q). It was a more star-oriented effort for Philly, who saw Joel Embiid and James Harden combine for 54 points on 19-35 (54.3%). No matter though as they shot the cover off the ball, 40-76 (52.6%) overall and 19-35 (54.3%) from deep. Jarrett Allen led all scorers with 20 (9-13 FG) to go with his 15 rebounds.

Kyrie Irving got his wish to be traded out of Brooklyn, and he said he's glad fellow superstar Kevin Durant followed him out the door.

No, not with Kyrie Irving taking over for Luka Dončić as the lone superstar on the floor. It was Theo Pinson slicing up the Los Angeles Clippers' defense while ...

And the Mavericks are like everybody else: they can’t wait to see how it looks when Irving and Dončić are alongside each other. Play hard, and when you have a bump in the road, let your partner pick you up. “He leads the league in first-quarter scoring. “Don’t overthink anything and have fun,” was the prime message from Irving. That stands to reason with Kyrie pushing the tempo and others doing a lot of the ballhandling. THE BALL WAS POPPING: The Mavericks’ pace was decidedly faster than it is when Luka is dominating the ball. I did my best to flow through them.” The good news is that Irving knows this isn’t a pod race in Star Wars. “I was talking to my wife after the game. The Mavericks pushed the ball when they rebounded it. I don’t want to force anything on them or do anything out of my norm.” “Bona fide pro – just a great basketball player,” Pinson said of Irving, a star he played with in Brooklyn in 2019. The Mavericks controlled everything, even defensively, against the Clippers.

This “flighty” fellow undermined franchises in Cleveland and Boston before Brooklyn decided it was its turn. Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving controls the ...

It just drove the idea and the ideal of diversity backwards. Clearly, neither was ready to hold in-game analyst positions in the nation’s largest TV market. And indisputable, illogical double-standards have knocked the liberal out of well-reasoned men and women of all colors. But as Monty Burns said, “I’d trade it all for a little more.” if we finish second to Aaron, I consider us winning the trophy.” because of what? The NBA has responded with pandering, a tried-and-failed formula for this country. Kyrie Irving, as per racial matters real and wishful, has not been dealt with honestly. By far. He’d have been banned for life — good riddance — faster than Adam Silver could say “Donald Sterling.” They don’t make news. We can’t get there from here.

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks opened his team's post-Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving era by stating the obvious: The Durant-Irving era did not work ...

The Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks spoke to reporters about the blockbuster deadline trades and the team's future on Thursday evening.

Kyrie Irving said after his debut with the Mavericks on Wednesday that he's glad former Nets teammate Kevin Durant is leaving Brooklyn.

New Mavericks star Kyrie Irving gifted Floyd Mayweather his first-ever Dallas jersey after getting the win over the Clippers on Wednesday night.

he scored a team-high 24 points while adding four rebounds and five assists in the 110-104 road victory. and as soon as the two athletes got within feet of each other on the court, they shared a lengthy embrace. before he eventually headed home. As for how Kyrie did on the court on his first night as a Mav -- it was a stellar debut ... Finally, Irving passed off his jersey to Floyd -- who was with buddy Jona Rechnitz -- before he took off for the locker room. Floyd was one of the first people Irving sought out after he helped the Mavs beat the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena for the first time since he was

Never known for being expansive or detailed, Marks discussed what had to be one of the toughest decisions of his executive career.

[Nic Claxton](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/nic-claxton-47D5hSormvUQWaZj/) and [Day’Ron Sharpe](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/dayron-sharpe-MTvSSNZKjDJ5qSac/) as the two bigs. Royce didn’t finish for us, so we want to have a choice throughout the course of the game to try to get an advantage in our ability to shoot the basketball and in a night over 40 3s. The Durant and Irving era is officially over, and the championship aspirations that came with it. Dinwiddie and Harris were quick to agree with Marks that the team is in a different position from when they arrived, when the team was winning 20 games a season and had no expectations or draft picks on the way. The difference this time is that the majority of the roster is already a known commodity. And they carry the weight of all of them when they make a decision.” Both players were in Barclays Center for the [Nets’](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/nets/) 116-105 win over the [Bulls](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/bulls/) and are expected to make their debuts Saturday against the Sixers. Dinwiddie said the roster is in a better place and doesn’t include the experiments and fliers (that he and Harris were part of) that Marks had to take at the time. The expectation for the Nets is to make the playoffs, Marks said. They come with a lot of thought, a lot of process, a lot of systematic debriefs and discussions that go along with that. Marks closed the page on the Durant/Irving era but declined to get into specifics on what led the organization to trade arguably the greatest player in its history and whether it was related to the sudden trade request of Irving. My job as a GM and our job as a front office is to try and bring in that caliber of talent.