Kyrie Irving

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Here's What Kyrie Irving Tweeted After Dropping 60 Points (Sports Illustrated)

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets sent out a tweet on Tuesday night after scoring 60 points against the Orlando Magic.

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Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving drops 41 in scorching first half en route to ... (ESPN)

Nets guard Kyrie Irving put together one of the most impressive offensive halves of basketball in recent NBA history during Tuesday's win over the Magic, ...

He appeared to be in a little bit of discomfort with a small cut but stayed in the game after getting his thumb wrapped. Irving said he would be in attendance for Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks at Barclays Center and joked that he would "probably wear a media pass." "But showing up there with my family and getting a warm embrace from New York, Brooklyn, just everybody that's there to support the Nets and support our organization, support me. "Probably the air-ball," Irving said with a laugh. "To be honest with you. It was at that moment he knew his night was different. "Sixteen in the first and then midway through the second all of us on the bench are still looking -- it's just like that every game for Ky, when you look up and, like, 'Damn, he got 10, 12, 14 points already.' By the end of the half, the Orlando crowd was cheering Irving every time he hit a shot, a trend that gained even more energy throughout the game. "But I wouldn't be able to sit up here and talk to you guys comfortably unless I had a big supporting group behind me. Irving, 29, who finished the game 20-for-31 from the field, 8-for-12 from beyond the arc and 12-for-13 from the free throw line, set multiple records with his first-half showing. It was a performance that left both his teammates and coaches in awe. He gets wherever he wants and is able to finish amongst the trees.

Kyrie Irving scores career- and franchise-high 60 points as Brooklyn Nets rout Orlando Magic (unknown)

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points and matched an NBA season-high in points on Tuesday in a brilliant display of scoring.

The unvaccinated Irving has not been unable to play in games in New York because of the city’s policy that requires private sector employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Irving and the Nets are hopeful New York City mayor Eric Adams will drop the policy by the time the NBA postseason begins in the second week of April, allowing Irving to play in all playoff games. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points and matched an NBA season-high in points on Tuesday in a brilliant display of scoring.

Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving Scores Franchise-Record 60 Points (unknown)

Every night, a new brush with brilliance and another performance to remember. Two nights after Kevin Durant scored 53 points, a week after he had hit for 50 ...

“Somebody told me on the bench what it was,” said Irving. “And I'm just grateful it came in the flow of the game. “I'm sure in the first quarter y'all seen it developing,” said Durant. “Sixteen in the first and then midway through the second all of us on the bench still looking up. Irving had 60, and with that came the end of his night as a road crowd he had converted in the game’s earliest moments shared its admiration. He had 41 points in the first half for just the third 40-point first half since the NBA officially began tracking the stat for the 1996-97 season, with the other two belonging to Kobe Bryant and Klay Thompson. It’s special to watch him every night but it’s special to watch him on nights like this where he’s in total control, total command, gets wherever he wants and is able to finish amongst the trees. “That's a cool stat,” said Durant. “I think you could see that we're both in a nice little groove right now and we want to continue.

Kyrie Irving scores Nets' record 60 points against Magic (1 News)

The Brooklyn guard starred in the team's 150-108 victory following a recent controversy over his Covid vaccination status.

Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points, the most in the Nets' NBA history, to lead Brooklyn to a 150-108 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

Irving shot 20 for 31, including 8 of 12 on 3-pointers, in 35 minutes. He made 12 of 13 free throws in matching the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, done just a night earlier by Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns against San Antonio.

Irving scored 41 points in the first half, the most in the first two quarters since Kobe Bryant had 42 against Washington on March 28, 2003.

The guard left the game after hitting a long 3-pointer with 8:33 remaining and Brooklyn leading 128-94.

NBA scoring onslaught continues as Kyrie Irving erupts for Nets-record 60 points (unknown)

One night after Karl-Anthony Towns sets Minnesota's single-game record with 60 points, Irving matches him point for point to break Brooklyn's mark.

Content to sit back and enjoy the show as well, fellow scoring ace Kevin Durant took only nine shots to finish with a tidy 19 points. Magic fans responded in kind, treating Irving — not exactly the NBA’s most popular player given his ongoing COVID-19 vaccine saga — to multiple standing ovations in appreciation of his record-setting display of skill. Although Irving finished with “only” 19 in the second half, he also played just 12 minutes as the Nets ran away for a 42-point blowout. “When you can get 60 in the flow of the game and you’re not putting up too many bad shots and guys are supporting you, telling you to go after the record, that makes basketball well worth it,” said Irving, whose previous career high had been 57 points with the Cavaliers against San Antonio in 2015. As those free-throw attempts would attest, Irving attacked the rim with his usual aplomb, hitting at least one hanging, spinning layup that seemed to defy the laws of physics. Averaging nearly two points per attempt, Irving shot 20-for-31 from the floor, including 8-for-12 on 3-pointers, and was nearly perfect at the foul line (12-for-13).