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Kyrie Irving: ‘I describe my shoe brand as my mall. Everybody can come to my mall’
As for Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, his offseason Chinese basketball trek was much more than appearances and hoop clinics as Anta Basketball’s chief creative officer. “It’s a multi-generational platform that I’ve created,” Irving told Andscape recently. “Signing my dad represents 55-plus-year-olds, which is you’re never too old to keep playing basketball or love getting out and staying active or being around the game of basketball or being around the youth. And then, for me to continue the legacy of having a shoe brand growing up with kids for the last 14 years, I have a great pillar in the culture right now that I want to take care of. “I describe my shoe brand as my mall. Everybody can come to my mall. It’s a collaborative mall and I want people to have a great experience, not just buying my product, but being a part of something.”
Source: Andscape
Source: Andscape
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StatMuse @statmuse
Kyrie Irving tonight:
32 PTS
7 REB
6 AST
The Mavs are 3-1 without Luka this season. pic.x.com/yAPsQ9RTui – 9:47 PM 
Kyrie Irving tonight:
32 PTS
7 REB
6 AST
The Mavs are 3-1 without Luka this season. pic.x.com/yAPsQ9RTui – 9:47 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Kyrie Irving accounts for 60.6% of the team’s points in the 4th quarter (16 points, 2 assists, 4 points created from assists)
Irving played 39 mins last night… Mavs lead 129-119. – 9:45 PM
Kyrie Irving accounts for 60.6% of the team’s points in the 4th quarter (16 points, 2 assists, 4 points created from assists)
Irving played 39 mins last night… Mavs lead 129-119. – 9:45 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kai Jones got a steal and dunk through Queta… but otherwise, Celtics are playing this out and lead 116-88 with 5:01 left to play – 9:31 PM
Kai Jones got a steal and dunk through Queta… but otherwise, Celtics are playing this out and lead 116-88 with 5:01 left to play – 9:31 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Heat beat the Mavs in OT 🙌
Jimmy and Kyrie came to play in South Beach 🌴 pic.x.com/6it47dlyhw – 9:04 PM 
Heat beat the Mavs in OT 🙌
Jimmy and Kyrie came to play in South Beach 🌴 pic.x.com/6it47dlyhw – 9:04 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Mavs lost in OT in Miami, 123-118.
Kyrie and P.J. Washington played 39+ minutes each.
Klaya, Lively and Naji Marshall each played 30+.
Mavs play in Atlanta tomorrow. – 8:45 PM
Mavs lost in OT in Miami, 123-118.
Kyrie and P.J. Washington played 39+ minutes each.
Klaya, Lively and Naji Marshall each played 30+.
Mavs play in Atlanta tomorrow. – 8:45 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Big play. Not so much Kyrie Irving‘s three but PJ Washington’s block of the would-be lob pass that led to the three. – 8:10 PM
Big play. Not so much Kyrie Irving‘s three but PJ Washington’s block of the would-be lob pass that led to the three. – 8:10 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Mavericks doing a good job of hanging around in Miami. Give Kyrie and Klay and PJ a chance down the stretch and you have to like their chances. They down 75-70 either way 4:25 left in the third. – 7:45 PM
Mavericks doing a good job of hanging around in Miami. Give Kyrie and Klay and PJ a chance down the stretch and you have to like their chances. They down 75-70 either way 4:25 left in the third. – 7:45 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Haywood Highsmith is definitely making Kyrie Irving work, but Heat also often sending extra defenders at Kyrie to try to get the ball out of his hands. – 6:59 PM
Haywood Highsmith is definitely making Kyrie Irving work, but Heat also often sending extra defenders at Kyrie to try to get the ball out of his hands. – 6:59 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
As one would expect, Haywood Highsmith starts the game on Kyrie Irving. – 6:13 PM
As one would expect, Haywood Highsmith starts the game on Kyrie Irving. – 6:13 PM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Odell Beckham Jr is wearing ANTA KAI 1 cleats made by The Shoe Surgeon 👀 pic.x.com/tNj1Yv22nS – 3:23 PM 
Odell Beckham Jr is wearing ANTA KAI 1 cleats made by The Shoe Surgeon 👀 pic.x.com/tNj1Yv22nS – 3:23 PM
More on this storyline
In May, Irving signed a five-year deal with the Chinese sportswear giant Anta to wear its shoes and clothing, and was named chief creative officer of its basketball division. The move gave Irving creative control of his shoe brand and allows him to recruit athletes and celebrities to his shoe brand. After deliberation with his agent and former Nike executive Jeff Rogers, Irving decided to join Anta. “I’m not saying I didn’t want to do it [initially]. I just didn’t know much about Anta,” Irving said. “So, it was just more or less new. ‘OK, who is with Anta? What is this about?’ It wasn’t about what they were offering. It was all about am I free to create what I want and also be part of the engine that’s going to build this big machine.” -via Andscape / November 27, 2024
John Hollinger: Hawks fans chanting “the Earth is round” as Kyrie Irving goes to the line -via Bluesky / November 26, 2024
Mark Followill: Added to the injury list for the Mavs at Hawks tonight – Kyrie Irving (questionable, illness) and Quentin Grimes (doubtful, illness). -via x.com / November 25, 2024
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