Perhaps it was undersold during free agency speculation, but returning to the New York/New Jersey area played a significant factor in Kyrie Irving‘s decision to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. Roc Nation Sports, the agency that represents Irving, released a video to commemorate the New Jersey natives return “home.”
“It was fourth grade,” Irving said in the video. “I had just got done watching the Nets in the Finals. I knew that this is a dream I want to fulfill.”
Did we all forget that Irving grew up when the New Jersey Nets were a force to be reckoned with?