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Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player known for his exceptional ball-handling skills and scoring ability. He matters because he is one of the NBA's most talented and entertaining players who has won a championship and competed at the highest levels of basketball.
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Kyrie Andrew Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Irving grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and attended Duke University. After one season, he declared for the NBA draft and was selected with the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011. He is known as one of the best…
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- Spoken — Kyrie Irving (Archival Footage)2026
- The Golden Age — Himself2025
- Most Hated: How Kevin Durant Became the NBA’s Villain — Self2021
- Uncle Drew — Uncle Drew2018
- The Shop — Self2018
- 2016 NBA Champions: Cleveland Cavaliers2016
- 2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie — Himself2016
- Uncle Drew: Chapter 4 — Uncle Drew2015
- We Bare Bears — Drew (voice)2015
- Uncle Drew: Chapter 3 — Uncle Drew2014
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Irving
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Melbourne
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Kemetism
- Participant in
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Position played
- point guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 88.5
- Image
- Kyrie Irving - 51831823383.jpg
- Height
- 188
- Residence
- Dallas
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- Kyrie Irving
- date of birth
- 1992-03-23
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- Cleveland Cavaliers
- sport number
- 11
- start of work period
- 2011-00-00
- social media followers
- 4776022
- lifestyle
- veganism
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Encyclopedic overview
Kyrie Andrew Irving (/ˈkaɪri/ KY-ree; Lakota: Ȟéla, lit. 'Little Mountain'; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. A nine-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, Irving won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.
Irving played one year of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils before joining the Cavaliers in 2011. He won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the 2014 All-Star Game. In the 2016 NBA Finals, Irving made the championship-winning three-pointer to complete the Cavaliers' historic comeback over the Golden State Warriors. After another Finals appearance in 2017, Irving requested a trade and was dealt to the Boston Celtics. He played with the Celtics for two seasons, after which Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent in 2019. After four seasons with the Nets, he requested a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in 2023, where Irving reached his fourth NBA Finals with the team in 2024. He has also played for the United States national team, with which Irving won gold at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In February 2020, he was elected as one of the seven vice-presidents of the National Basketball Players Association, replacing Pau Gasol. Irving's decision not to get vaccinated for COVID-19 led to him missing the majority of the 2021–2022 NBA season.
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