Kyrie Irving is a successful basketball player of this time and there are multiple proofs to support this claim.
Along with a successful career, he is also relishing a blissful married life. Today, let us help you know about his personal life and achievements.
Early Life, Parents
Kyrie Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia on March 23, 1992. He is a registered member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and holds dual citizenship with the United States and Australia.
He grew up in New Jersey with his two sisters Asia and London and was motivated to join the NBA after visiting Continental Airlines Arena on a field trip with his class.
He lost his mother Elizabeth when he was just four and was raised by his father and aunts who became his only left parents.
Drederick, his father, played basketball in college, and Kyrie spent a lot of time in Boston, where he also went to BU's basketball skills camp. As a young man, he participated in amateur athletic union (AAU) play for the Road Runners.
Career
Kyrie has been associated with basketball since high school, so yes, his career began since then. The basketball prodigy was set to make his career.
He played for Montclair Kimberly Academy in his freshman year and scored 1000 points for the school. Feeling his career needed something more, he transferred to St. Patrick’s High School where he played with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who was a recognized player of the 2011 class.
In 2010, he was selected for the 2010 Junior National Select Team. He was also chosen to participate in the Jordan Brand Classic and the McDonald's All-American Game, where he was named co-MVP.
Irving was a member of the American squad that took home the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in June 2010.
Kyrie’s College Career
During the 2010–2011 season, Kyrie Irving competed for Duke under the coaching of Mike Krzyzewski. In the first eight games, he averaged 17.4 points, 5.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 steals, making him a strong candidate for Freshman of the Year.
He missed multiple games before playing again for the NCAA tournament, though, after suffering a serious toe injury in the ninth game. Irving scored 28 points in Duke's final game before they were eliminated by Arizona, despite Duke having progressed to the Sweet Sixteen.
Professional Career
In the 2011 NBA draft, Irving was picked by Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving won the MVP award with 34 points and 8 three-pointers playing for Team Chuck in Rising Stars Challenge.
In 2012, Kyrie made the decision to focus on making the US national team for the 2016 Olympics rather than competing for the Australian squad in the Olympics in 2012. He helped his team win the gold medal and became the MVP of the tournament.
In the 2013-2014 season, The Eastern Conference's starting point guard for the 2014 NBA All-Star game, Irving, finished with 31 points and 14 assists to win MVP honors.
In February 2014, he had his first triple-double of his career. In April 2014, he had a career-high 44 points. He averaged 20.8 points, 6.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game for the whole season.
2014-2015 was the season for Irving’s first NBA Finals, although his season started a bit poor, the bad luck was broken after they beat Oklahoma City. The Cleveland Cavaliers' 34 victories in the final 43 games of the regular season were mostly contributed by Kyrie, who was a key player in their success.
With an overall record of 53-29, this assisted the club in securing the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. For the second time in franchise history, Irving led the team to the NBA Finals with a remarkable postseason effort that included a game-high 30 points.
Sadly, he suffered a knee injury in the finals that was subsequently determined to be a fractured kneecap and was unable to recover in time to help his team, which led to them losing the series to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
In 2017, Irving was traded to the Boston Celtics as he wanted more limelight. He performed consistently in the Boston Celtics and improved their performance. In 2018, he had to undergo surgery to fix his knee injury that occurred in the 2015’s NBA finals.
In 2019, Irving signed with Brooklyn Nets as a free agent, he scored 50 points in his debut. Unfortunately, he had to miss 26 games due to a right shoulder injury and returned in 2020 January. He continued playing and on February 20 he had to undergo surgery for his injured shoulder.
He missed the majority of the 2021-2022 season for not wanting to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
2022-2023 Trade
Brooklyn Nets traded Kyrie to Dallas Mavericks since Kyrie did not agree to the contract extension with the Nets. Kyrie is expected to make his debut with the Mavericks soon now.
Irving also has done voicework for Family Guy in 2018 and We Bare Bears in 2016. In 2018, he also played in a movie named Uncle Drew.
Awards
He is an NBA champion in 2016 and NBA Rookie of the Year in 2012 and has multiple MVPs. In 2016, he won the Summer Olympics Gold Medal.
2014 was a big year for him since he won the FIBA Basketball World Cup gold medal, MVP, and USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year.
Dating Life, Partner
The extremely talented basketball player had quite a few relationships before he met his fiance Marlene Wilkerson.
Kyrie dated Breanna Barksdale (2017-2018), Kehlani, a professional singer (2015-2016), Natalia Garibotto, a Brazilian model (2012-2014), and Chantel Jeffries (2016).
According to the wiki sites, Kyrie also has been rumored to have had something with Hannah Stocking in 2014, and Amber Rose (2018).
Engagement With Marlene
Marlene is an American model with whom he began dating back in 2018. Their relationship became hot news after the paparazzi spotted her with a ring on her finger, hinting that the couple was engaged.
To date, the couple is together and has not been married. They are still dating with no announcement of marriage. Marlene could be Kyrie’s first wife, but that is for the time to tell.
The couple welcomed a baby boy in 2021 whose name is not yet revealed but Kyrie also has a daughter named Azurie Elizabeth Irving with his previous girlfriend Andrea Wilson.
Kyrie is a big-time spiritual believer as he believes in god a lot. He has an Instagram with a huge fan base of 18.3+ million followers and is appreciated by big celebrities like Neymar Jr, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, etc.
Controversy
The athletic giant brand Nike cut ties with Kyrie Irving in 2022 after his antisemitic content on social media, which even led to him being suspended for five NBA games. Kyrie also believes the earth is flat and opened up about his theory while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2018.
Kyrie Irving's Net Worth
The NBA superstar has a massive net worth of $90 million and makes money through endorsements with Pepsi, Skull Candy, etc.
He is estimated to have a salary of $35 million per year on average contract salary. Kyrie has a business with his sister Asia named Her Kai and I, they mostly sell sustainable clothing apparel.
Physical Appearance
Kyrie's age is 30 years and he is really tall with a height of 6 feet 3 inches and his weight is 87kg. He has curly hair which he normally keeps short and tattoos on his both arms. His eyes are black and wear shoes of size US 12.
