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Duke basketball: Kyrie Irving helps conoravirus relief with large donation

Sometimes during the toughest of moments, the best qualities in a person comes out and former Duke star and current Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving is doing his best to try and help fight against the novel coronavirus.

Irving donated $323,000 to Feeding America, which is an American-based food bank that has over 200 sites across the United States and feeds over 46 million people per year. It is also ranked as the second largest charity in America by revenue.

The All-Star is also partnering with City Harvest, a New York-based food pantry, and the duo will ensure that 250,000 New Yorkers get fed during the global pandemic.