NBA star Kyrie Irving finally made his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on February 8 at Crypto.com Arena. The new ‘recruit’ led the Mavs to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers by 110-104. It’s been less than a week since Irving was traded to the Mavs and the NBA guard is already winning the hearts of Dallas fans. However, it’s not just his on-court tactics that are impressing fans but his off-court actions as well. Months after facing severe backlash due to his antisemitic comments, Irving is now feeling all the love following his trade to the Mavericks.
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Days after Kyrie Irving dropped the ‘trade request’ bomb on the NBA world, the Brooklyn Nets traded him to the Dallas Mavericks. The Nets acquired Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian Finney-Smith and three draft picks in exchange for Irving and Markieff Morris.
Mavs fans spot Kyrie on LA streets
After defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in their home court, Kyrie Irving decided to take a walk on the streets of LA and met several fans in the process. The 8x NBA All-Star was seen giving autographs and posing for pictures while maintaining his stride. In the video uploaded by Swish Cultures, Irving was seen wearing a white shirt paired with a mustard yellow suit set and a bucket hat. The Mavs point guard looked visibly happy in the short clip and this did not go unnoticed by Twitterati.
Kyrie decided to walk with fans after the game 🫡 (h/t @swishcultures_)
NBA fans expressed their satisfaction with Irving’s trade and one user even compared the situation to that of a Superman scene from the movie ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’.
It is no secret that fans have been asking Mavs owner Mark Cuban to build a strong roster around Luka Doncic. Now that the Slovenian basketball superstar has received the help he desperately needed to lead Dallas to the playoffs, Twitterati expressed their gratitude to the former Nets guard and Cuban. Below are a few of the tweets.
Kyrie is a man of the people
Kyrie:
He so happy now that he’s out of Brooklyn lmao
what a man. i love kyrie irving.
Keep that energy in the long run bro. All love 🫶🫶
@mcuban goat of all the owners, this line up going to be a special one 🤞
🥹 he so happy to be outta there man ❤️
https://twitter.com/nonebelongshere/status/1623589117786202112?s=20&t=RWuxCNOz1qe1zrgOs9NSrQ
Irving helps the Mavs win against the Clippers
Kyrie Irving’s debut game proved to be a successful one for him as he led the Dallas Mavericks to victory. Irving scored 24 points, four rebounds, and five assists against the LA Clippers. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 19 points, five rebounds, and six assists.
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Clippers’ Norman Powell led the team scoring 24 points and seven rebounds in the losing game. Star guard Terance Mann added 21 points with three rebounds and four assists.