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Quentin Grimes: You have to stay ready and keep preparing yourself. I was in the gym every night—getting my shots, getting treatment, watching guys like Kyrie and Klay—how they take care of their bodies, how they get up extra shots before and after practice. How disciplined they are with their routines—that really focused me. It changed my mindset. I knew opportunities were going to come, and I had to be ready for them.
Yet, while Celtics fans celebrated every half-court attempt, it would appear members of the Mavericks roster were growing frustrated. During a recent livestream with Jaylen Brown, former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving revealed that he’d considered throwing a punch at Pritchard during that series. “We were going to halftime,” Irving said. “I ain’t gonna lie to you, I thought about swinging. One time, just to see where he was at. I thought about swinging one time.”
Kevin Durant: Lemme set this noti. Kyrie Irving: lol I am gonna address this on my stream soon
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Marc Stein: Dallas' Dereck Lively II recently underwent a procedure on his right foot, @TheSteinLine has learned, followed by placement in a boot. This means three key Mavericks are in injury recovery: Kyrie Irving (knee), Anthony Davis (eye) and Lively. More NBA: tinyurl.com/mu56shew
Kyrie Irving on Kobe Bryant: He had also a history already built in on his foundation of being Jelly Bean’s son. Yeah. You know, so his father already had history in the league and that helps. That's one of like being son of an NBA player and being able to be around the environment and early on, you know. Jaylen Brown: That's one of my biggest regrets in life, never got to meet Kobe. He did a detail on me in like 2018. Kyrie Irving: Did it surprised you that he did it? Jaylen Brown: It did. I was so hyped. I was so hyped.
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Myles Turner on leaving Indiana: ‘At the end of the day, bro, it's not a Cinderella story, you know what I mean? I think that's what how people are trying to form this and though I think the way I viewed it is I wanted to be thankful, for just the people that rock with me the entire time, my 10-year journey in Indiana, but also let them realize that at this time I didn't made the best decision for my family made the best decision for me and myself going into my prime, and this is how I saw fit. Kyrie Irving: Wait, so there's a better version of Myles Turner? Myles Turner: Absolutely, I'm evolving.
Kyrie Irving: 86% of our marriages fail in the NBA. That's an insane number. I don't think a lot of people know that number, but 86% of our marriages fail. So, you basically shooting damn near 85%. As soon as you soon as you ask to marry somebody, you basically like, "Yo, this got an 85% chance to fail." Yeah, I obviously focus on the other 15% and 14% of the married couples because there is magic to that, right? It does take a special person. But the reason why I was asking was when you were 18, 19 coming in, you were 19 cuz you were a day apart in terms of March 24th, March 23rd. How was that in terms of your relationship building afterwards? Cuz now you're getting to know tons of people. Now you're Myles Turner known by not just thousands but millions of people. How was relationship building after that? Like figuring out who you are? Myles Turner: I've grown so much. I'm going into my 30s and my 20s, I look back on I have zero regrets. Zero. Because it was all part of my process. But to answer your question, what I would say is that when I first got in the league, everybody's going to bow down. “Oh, you're Myles Turner. You're the sh*t. You're this, this, and that.” You got to you got to figure out who to listen to and who to tune out." Because I think my problem was I listened to everybody. You know, my mind was very impressionable at that age.
Myles Turner: This basketball thing, this money, it's amazing, bro. Like chat, I promise you. Kyrie Irving: Yeah we don’t take it for granted, it’s amazing. Turner: But bro, there is just so much more out there. You are nothing without your health. You're nothing without your wellness. You're nothing about you're nothing without the love that surrounds you. And I think that's something I've internalized. I love nature. I really enjoy hiking and being outdoors. I'm more of a mountains over beach kind of guy.
Justin Termine: “Do you expect Kyrie [Irving] back this year? Mark Cuban: “Yeah, I do. Yeah. I mean, he's gonna be careful, but it's Kyrie, man, he lives to ball and he's not gonna take time off if he doesn't have to.”
Stephen A. Smith, arguably the most recognizable name in sports broadcasting, recently signed a five-year, $25 million contract with ESPN. That’s more annually than Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ rising star, who’s making $13.7 million. “Does Smith deserve to earn more than Wemby?” Kyrie Irving asked rhetorically—highlighting the strange optics of a broadcaster out-earning a generational basketball talent.
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“I’m going to discuss Stephen A’s contract, and I’m going to say he’s not worth it,” Kyrie said bluntly on stream. “Obviously, Stephen A., this is for an [example],” he clarified, making clear it wasn’t a personal attack—just a point about fairness.
Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson: “Having been teammates with both Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving, how would you compare their work ethic and leadership styles? Earl Clark: I think they’re similar with their work ethic and their love of hoops which means that they’re not just going to work out in the gym. They’re going to go home and watch film, they’re going to break down — I think Kobe’s a little bit more psycho when it comes to winning. Like, he can’t lose too many games, you know what I’m sayin’? And I’m not saying that Kyrie’s a loser or he likes losing but I think it affected him [Kobe] more, you know? I think Kobe’s a more vocal leader. When I was with Kyrie, he was younger trying to establish himself, get his deals, get and keep taking control of the team and keep building, you know? Because he was the head of the snake. So I think that was the difference between them.
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