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Kyrie Andrew Irving entered the world on the 23rd of March 1992, in Melbourne, Australia. His parents were American expatriates named Drederick and Elizabeth Irving who lived in the suburb of Kew before moving to the United States when Kyrie was two years old.
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick after he announced his entry into the 2011 NBA draft instead of playing three more seasons at Duke University. He won the Rookie of the Year award after receiving 117 out of 120 possible first-place votes.
Kyrie hit a three-pointer with 53 seconds left in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals to secure a 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors. This win made the team the first to rally from a 3-1 deficit to win a championship and ended a 52-year major sports drought for Cleveland.
The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving without pay for five games due to conduct detrimental to the organization following a tweet linking to a film promoting Black Hebrew Israelite ideology that includes denials of the Holocaust. Nets owner Joseph Tsai expressed disappointment over the tweet which led to the suspension.
In February 2025, Kyrie Irving announced intentions to play for Australia in the 2028 Olympic Games after representing the United States national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and winning gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.