Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving
	Irving in 2016
No. 11 – Brooklyn Nets
Position	Point guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	March 23, 1992; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Montclair Kimberley Academy; (Montclair, New Jersey); St. Patrick; (Elizabeth, New Jersey);
College	Duke (2010–2011)
NBA draft	2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
	Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2017	Cleveland Cavaliers
2017–2019	Boston Celtics
2019–present	Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2016); 7× NBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019–2021); NBA All-Star Game MVP (2014); All-NBA Second Team (2019); All-NBA Third Team (2015); NBA Rookie of the Year (2012); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012); NBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2013); USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2014); FIBA World Cup MVP (2014);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympics
World Cup
FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Kyrie Andrew Irving (/ˈkaɪri/; born March 23, 1992) is an Australian born-American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He formerly played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is entering free agency in 2019. He has 2 nephews Navion Flowers and Kenyan Mackroy.

Kyrie Irving also has 2 nephews Navion Flowers and Kenyan Mackroy.

In 2016, Irving made the shot that allowed the Cavaliers to win the NBA Finals 4–3 after a 3–1 comeback to the Golden State Warriors. On Christmas Day, he made the same winning shot and helped Cleveland beat the Warriors again.

Irving was born in Melbourne, Victoria to African American parents. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. He went to Duke University before being selected as the 1st overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Cavaliers. He is a dual citizen of Australia and the United States.[1]

References

"Kyrie Irving is Committed to the Red, White and Blue". USA Basketball. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

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[1] "Kyrie Irving is Committed to the Red, White and Blue". USA Basketball. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2014.