Trivias Of Kyrie Irving
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His mother died of an illness when he was only four years old.
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He aimed of playing in the NBA after playing at Continental Airlines Area during a school trip in fourth grade.
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With his father's connection to Boston, he was offered a scholarship to Boston University by then-head coach Dennis Wolff. He was then in the fifth grade.
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He is the fourth American alongside LeBron James, Michael Jordan, and Scottie Pippen, to win NBA Championship and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.
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He loves reading.
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He has a journal.
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He likes to sing, dance, and play the baritone sax.
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He stated in a podcast interview in February 2017 that he believes that the Earth is flat. He later apologized for his original flat Earth comments in October 2018.
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He also believes in other conspiracy theories that John F. Kennedy was killed by the Federal Reserve, and the CIA tried to kill Bob Marley.
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Former NBA player Rod Strickland is his godfather.
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His cousin, Isaiah Briscoe was a highly rated basketball player, who declared for the 2017 NBA draft.
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He moved to plant-based diet starting the 2016-17 season.