Despite a strong start, the Dallas Mavericks had a poor season, failing to qualify for either the play-in tournament or the playoffs. Their February acquisition of Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets was expected to improve their championship hopes. But it did not result in success and marked the beginning of their troubles last season. Prior to the NBA free agency, there were rumors that Irving might consider meeting with multiple teams, but as it turned out, he already made up his mind to rejoin the Mavericks. The Lakers were also a potential team for Irving, but they instead signed Gabe Vincent for a three-year contract.

Fast forward three months, fresh off signing a $126M, three-year deal with the Mavs, Irving has made it a priority to bring the first championship for the franchise since 2011.

Kyrie Irving spotted with Billionaire owner

While his Slovenian teammate Luka Doncic shared a major announcement applauded by LeBron James fans, Irving is spending his off-season around the game. The NBA summer league kicked off on Friday night where NBA fans got to witness the most hyped prospect since James in 2003, watch in flesh and blood. However, fans were disappointed with his poor performance against Charlotte Hornets. The 2023 number 1 draft pick, attracted NBA legends like Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Jerry West to watch him play.

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The Dallas Mavericks faced a tough battle in their summer league opener against the strong Oklahoma City Thunder. Cason Wallace, a Mavericks draft pick, had a strong effort in the Thunder’s 91-80 win. In attendance was none other than the 8x All-Star guard, Kyrie Irving, supporting the young Mavs team. But Irving was not alone in the stands. In his company were the Dallas Mavericks Billionaire-owner, Mark Cuban, and head coach, Jason Kidd. Both were on the lookout for extraordinary talents for the first team next season.

In the video shared by ESPN, you can see Uncle Drew interacting with Cuban, while Coach Kidd was making notes.

When Kyrie called out criticism on social media

Evidently, the media proclaims at least one player in every sport as the bad guy of the game. NBA has quite a few, including Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. And coincidentally, at one point, the trio played together on a team last year with Brooklyn Nets.

When Kyrie showed his intent to leave the Nets, the fans and the media got at him aggressively.

A popular sports account took to Twitter with a clip showing the iconic Joker scene where he blows up a hospital from the movie The Dark Knight. With the post, there was a message: “Kyrie Irving destroying every NBA team he has ever been a part of.”

It was a subtle jibe at how Irving has always left teams on an unpleasant note. From Cleveland Cavaliers who drafted him in 2011, to the Brooklyn Nets in 2023. Kyrie’s response was straightforward, with the intention of reminding everyone who he was and what he possessed.

In response to the tweet he tweeted, “*NBA champion and *Gold medalist *Kyrie Irving. Just thought the statement needed a correction as y’all continue to make money off of my NAME and countless others.”

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