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Kyrie Irving back at Oracle Arena — site of his greatest NBA achievement

OAKLAND – As Kyrie Irving stepped onto the Oracle Arena court for the NBA All-Star game practice session on Saturday morning, he

couldn’t help but be reminded of the three battles he had in the 2015-’17 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors when he was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Warriors defeated Cleveland for the 2015 and ’17 NBA titles, but Irving and the Cavs captured the 2016 NBA championship. And in the decisive Game 7 of that series held at Oracle Arena, it was Irving who drained a three-pointer over Stephen Curry to break a tie and give the Cavs a 92-89 lead over the Warriors with just 53 seconds remaining in a game Cleveland prevailed, 93-89.