Years from now, Cleveland Cavaliers fans will get to tell their kids about the first time the team won a championship and while LeBron James’ name will be as recognizable as Michael Jordan’s, their kids may wonder who this Kyrie Irving fellow who James embraced as if he was flesh and blood, his own little brother.
Irving, they’ll say, was a magician. A warrior.
No, a Warrior-killer.
Irving’s regular season splits from the 2015-2016 season, where he averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game on 26.9 percent shooting from the field and 11.