Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic: ‘He’s a winner, I’m a winner’

By HoopsHype | January 22, 2024

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahonKyrie Irving on the comfort zone he’s found with the Mavs: “Dallas gave me a chance to just focus on the main thing, which is being the best basketball player when I stepped foot here, and then off the court still support me.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 1:09 PM NBA Math @NBA_MathJan. 21 RPR MVP:1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 18.362. Joel Embiid: 17.523. Nikola Jokić: 16.874. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 16.565. Luka Dončić: 15.836. Anthony Davis: 14.847. Tyrese Haliburton: 13.738. Jayson Tatum: 13.359. Kawhi Leonard: 12.9110. Kevin Durant: 12.45 pic.twitter.com/gsQVFI3sg3 – 9:59 AM Tommy Beer @TommyBeerPlayers with at least 1,000 points, 250 assists and 150 rebounds this season:Nikola JokićShai Gilgeous-AlexanderLuka DončićandJalen Brunson#Not1A – 10:42 AM Will Guillory @WillGuilloryPlayers that reached 32 points in a single half against the Pelicans in franchise history:Devin Booker (2x)*Vince Carter (2x)Stephen CurryKyrie Irving*Booker had 36 points in the 2nd half of his 58-point performance against New Orleans last season. – 9:18 PM More on this storyline There’s a sense of calm after his 2½-year stint with the Brooklyn Nets, which included so much chaos and controversy, much of Irving’s own making. “I had to be mature enough to say I got to take accountability for my own actions,” Irving told ESPN. “I got to really walk and be the example that I want to see in the world. And that’s just being a good person to a lot of people, and not being so hard to reach and not be so isolated to where people can misjudge that as whatever it is. Like, ‘Oh, he doesn’t talk, or he is not really close with anybody. I don’t really know him that well.’ So I feel like a lot of people misjudged me. … “Dallas gave me a chance to just focus on the main thing, which is being the best basketball player when I stepped foot here, and then off the court still support me.” -via ESPN / January 22, 2024