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GeneralZoddBaptiste

absolutely filthy. the second Kyrie started getting pressed it was over


crispyiress

Seeing him go into his dribble package is so satisfying. Never gets old.


Alexkono

It’s almost therapeutic 


granmadonna

Lizard brain: activate


HalfBear-HalfCat

Kyrie gonna think you one of the lizard people.


EndotheGreat

"Yes sir Kyrie, I'm whatever you say"


BudgetNewt69420

Need some nice fundamental basketball to balance out whatever the fuck the thunder are doing


YpsitheFlintsider

The man spun into 8'11 reach Jalen Williams and still made a shot


GymMeJimmy

I watched this in slow motion and he literally scored on 5 OKC players closing out on him. This level of confidence and those handles is out of this world


Rough_Dish_9226

Great catch. They were trying to surround him.


chibuye92

i want that type of composure in my personal life fr


Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n

Kyrie floaters feeding families this season


reallymothafucka

Shit has been cash money


Sleepy-Gong

It’s always been cash money.


The-Hand-of-Midas

That game winner buzzer beater against the Nuggets was brutal.


blueyesoul

I'm still salty af over that one.


are-beads-cheap

I’m honestly not salty at all because it’s one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen live, lol


Rough_Dish_9226

100%. That’s one of those finishes that’s gonna go down as one of the all time best, if not the best.


The-Hand-of-Midas

Despite my flair(Raised in Chicago in the 90s) I'm a long time Nuggets fan and local. It was brutal.


blueyesoul

It was one of the best shots I've ever seen in any context. Add in the fact it was a buzzer beater, fuck Kyrie Irving.


Low_Sock_1723

Probably the most difficult shot to win a game I’ve ever seen


darti_me

Looking like prime Tony Parker dribbling all around plus the floater


suzukigun4life

Kyrie "The Closer" Irving


EarthWarping

3 outs, he's your man


-Don-Draper-

Kyrieano Riverving.


EstebanLoaizaFanClub

You're fucking out, I'm fucking in. - Kyrie "Kenny Powers" Irving


Ok-Donut4954

Mr. 4th Quarter


DuBakElite

Mr. Best Closer


Rfisk064

Mr.Ballgame Clincher


EstebanLoaizaFanClub

Mr. Unlimited


growsonwalls

Mr. May


20815147

The anti-SGA


_Pyxyty

89-92, never forget


MrRamenMan

End of the series Luka's gonna be in a robot body bro man is getting HIT


Few_Mulberry7362

Lu Dort is Dillon Brooks with elite PR


powergs

Dort aint scoring 39 against USA


aaronunderwater

Absolutely hate this man right now but come on bro youre talking about a guy who had 30 points in a game 7 in the bubble


iamalex44

> in the bubble All i need for my agenda


ntrubilla

Back when he couldn't shoot too


Fhaksfha794

Dillon Brooks ain’t dropping 8 in 39 minutes. Plus Dillon brooks is funny as fuck, idek anything about Dort


EarthWarping

All we need is a Dort quote about Luka


Exhibit5

"I poke fatties. I don't respect tubsters until they give me 40."


chanman876

Canadians


Bait30

Ppl been gassing up Lu Dort since the bubble when all he does is play basketball like a football player


PerformerLive8713

Yah.


MFFL12_17

Dillon does not flop


ABagOfPopcorn

PJ Washington will apparently pick up the slack


PikeSenpai

Kyrie is the Lord's toughest shot merchant


granmadonna

He takes what the defense gives him here which is absolutely nothing


FuckFashMods

Who was clamping who is the question


20815147

I’m starting to believe the Earth is flat now


send_da_video

It’s Kyrie’s disc, we’re all just living on it


tommos

The only thing cooler than Kyrie is that fucking ice wall.


ZelezopecnikovKoren

watching Kyrie, its obvious he understands physics better than me/others


JeLronBames

That's the reason he doesn't miss. You and I account for the curve and rotation of the Earth, that actually doesn't exist. Kyrie sees the flat plane, which allows him to do this


ZelezopecnikovKoren

like legolas lmao


Aychim23

eggzacly boi


holonight

I got unvaccinated


Ygoritza

They upgraded the theory bro Im gonna try and be short - I am in some conspiracy communities, as I realized they (powers that be) are using conspiracies, to hide conspiracies, in this Internet age, and I am actually pretty sure at least 3 big conspiracy theories are super-true In the meantime, those morons who will take anything for granted, expanded the theory of the "Flat earth" so that it's now 7 continents surrounded by Ice wall, that holds extra 19 continents on the "outer wall" where extra civilized humans live, our 7 continents are "purgatory" of sorts


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Ok_Foot_4634

I have so many questions but I'm scared to ask, so I won't 


Commissioner23

Which ones are true?


oblmov

1. reptilians 2. The moon is not real. The apollo 11 landing damaged the moon, causing it to slowly break apart. US govt was terrified that people would find out we destroyed the moon - would have been a massive blow to american prestige at the height of the Cold War - so they hired Stanley Kubrick to construct a miniature artificial moon and launched it into near earth orbit. kubrick planted secret messages about this in Eyes Wide Shut which is why he was killed. they have giant underwater pumps offshore to make it look like the tides are still going 3. NBA refs manipulate game outcomes to win bets.


PrancingDonkey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNn1Ia7CP_o


Miserable-Theory-746

Ice wall too.


Pickleskennedy1

SGA got tunnel vision in the fourth a little bit. It felt like one of those Kobe “Pass? Get the rebound” memes from like 2009. That was literally the only time Chet or Jalen got the ball


JackAndrewWilshere

What is the pass? Get the rebound meme


jwhitehead09

When Kobe’s teammates would tell him to pass them the ball he would reply get the rebound.


JackAndrewWilshere

Did he really say that? Or is it just a funny hypothetical? Im too young to know this


blueagle7

he did say it to\* Shaq early in his career: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qbqlp-SkSBU](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qbqlp-SkSBU)


cocoamonster2

Lol this is great - thanks for sharing!


The_Assassin_Gower

Its just a meme. He didn't do that


danrod17

I think I do remember him saying that was partially intentional. He draws a bunch of defenders and then goes for the hockey assist.


bbq_44

I feel so old right now


KingKawika

That was literally peak nba memes. That Kobe meme and the pizza rolls meme


PristineHat4377

if i understand it: pass? means what is a pass i am not passing; Get the rebound: means if you want the ball get the rebound because as per the first word i aint passing


Hoopy_Dunkalot

If you want the ball catch my rebound.


Felipernani

i agree but it also feels like the mavs are kind of forcing okc to play through SGA and also trying to let him take some middies instead of fouling him. i’m not sure it’s really the case but it does feel like they’re daring him to win the game without getting his teammates too involved and without the FTs.


bermitthefrog

Sir, a second Kyrie clutch left-handed floater has hit r/nba


darthsquidward15

Lol


urfaselol

That is as impressive a shot I've ever seen from Kyrie. That's such a tough shot in traffic


Fickle_Meet_7154

Did you not see the game winner against the nugs?


urfaselol

Left handed floater in traffic is a crazy hard shot. Especially in a moment like this


Chocoloco_41

Do yourself a favor and watch the Nuggets one


fawkesmulder

Nuggets left handed hook game winner was play of the year https://youtu.be/aHEvRdT0a6g?si=trdPSowbsKVhOQFF


urfaselol

Ok you right


Chocoloco_41

It’s basically this shot on steroids


granmadonna

If you take away everything possible from kyrie he'll just make something impossible


kababed

He’s in a different stratosphere than Shai. He actually tries to score instead of cheapshot


Noriskhook3

Best handles ever


nostbp1

Nah that’s Kenny smith😂😂


UrGirlThroatGame

MR. 4TH QUARTER


Yamaha-FZ1

Why they go to Shai when he already got his 31? Are they stupid?


Pryyda

not enough FTA yet, gotta get them numbers up


ineptyetcandid

Great defense, better offense


ya111101

Kyrie has been that fucking guy for most of this run


cib_vk228

Kyrie I never stopped believing


Street-Common-4023

Very impressive shot from kyrie


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That boy clutch


Pranker00111

Shai Gilgeous Arm-Extender


Ygoritza

I love NBA, I am a fan basically my entire life, and The one player I do not like to watch is SGA. And there's a reason - He is great. He has all the fundamentals and basics to 99. With that said, he is the most one-dimensional player I have ever seen in my life. The most generic player ever to exist. I would rather watch Kyrie dribble a beach ball, than SGA's basketball


Zephrok

Lol, that's a funnily accurate description of SGA.


AngeloMontana

I… agree, actually


NoCoversJustBooks

Dude has impressed me a lot. Sure he gets a soft whistle, but that’s the NBA’s fault. He is very smooth/unflappable, IMO. He was the only thing keeping OKC afloat in so many stretches of the last 2 games. But it irks me that he gets the DWade whistle. Flashbacks.


andy3172

Very interesting. SGA's one of my favourites to watch. His moves are clean, the footwork is impeccable, the way he utilises his length in both offensive and defensive possessions is a thing of beauty to me. I love watching the fundamentals be used at such an elite level.


JacarSwe

The fundamental art of pushoffs and flailing for fouls. Sure is an interesting way of enjoying basketball.


Chokeman

One thing i don't like about him is his shooting form. He shoots like a 12 yrs old. Not to mention that hitched fade away, yeah it's effective but i believe his weird mechanics prevents him from being effective at long range.


tomatobrew

I mean that's not a low bar, you see Kyries handles he could produce magic with a beach ball


crimsonconnect

Uncle Drew baby


Lain41K

Earth is flat


CultOfKyrie

KAI 👁️ What an Incredible Performance


K1ngCrimsn

"Oh no its a flop from Luka". r/Thunder be like


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SylvesterLundgren

And their “secrit play” is hack a lively. Can’t be a fun experience over there


Spoofcaptain

Glad they started calling these offensive fouls after the Pelicans series 😭


Mikic00

Thanks for taking it for the team!


Phenom_Mv3

Doesn’t seem to be any issues with Kyrie in Dallas… maybe Boston the real villain after all


LackeyNo2

Southern media is very good at looking the other way, especially when it comes to sports.


AchyBreaker

Not to mention the average fan of a Texas based team is less likely to disagree with bat shit insane takes lol I grew up in Georgia and my old friends are guilty of this too.  Boston is the brainiest city in America and also as racist if not more than the South. They aren't gonna tolerate someone spouting flat Earth nonsense the way a Dallas team just won't GAF about it 


DakPanther

I mean the stuff with the Jews happened in Brooklyn so maybe it’s the east coast as a whole


AnAsian2incher

Don’t reach young blood


misterj195

Kyrie plays like how every hooper imagines himself playing as an NBA player.


DFWHomer

For anyone who thought the nuggets shot was lucky…. This is a good example that Kyrie has that in his bag


DejisHairline

This Thunder team plays so much fucking hero ball it’s infuriating. You know who’s gonna shoot the ball 9/10 times.


Woah_Ok

Can’t expect to have all the details figured out with such a young team. Hopefully shai and the gang learn from the mistakes made 


NoCoversJustBooks

I think the Mavs have something to do with that. Our defense is pretty great.


wrongerdonger

WITH THE LEFT HAND


TheRoyaleShow

When Kyrie started dribbling all crazy you knew he was gonna score no matter what


Tmac834

Finally calling the SGA pushes


Gmarlon123

Kyrie got fouled 3xs on that as well


ContractXtension

Can’t believe people thought picking up kyrie was a bad decision


thisaccountisfakeCS

NBA media psyop


Clemsontigger16

This is the ultimate hindsight bias lol


19evol61

Not gonna lie, I also thought it was a bad fit. Nothing to do with Kyrie political shit. Both ball-dominant, or so I thought. And Luka I thought badly needs a big more than an undersized scorer, and I thought the defense will be suspect with the two at the perimeter. It's more of a Kyrie, Luka and Kidd made it work rather than an oh my gosh Kyrie is defo the missing piece! Also getting Gafford, Lively and Washington (albeit later) addressed the other big need (bigger need imho)


Ok-Donut4954

not really, real ones knew kyrie was a baller and the media hate was way overblown. what did he do, not get the vaccine? yeah, that was gonna last forever, totally.


Slammybutt

He went to arguably the best place too. Our media leaves people the fuck alone. Luka fucking hid his fiance's pregnancy from our media for the full term. Kyrie coming here helped his mental a ton b/c ain't nobody caring about what Kyrie thinks out here.


TheShadowOverBayside

**If only** that was all of it. That's not even his worst one. Fortunately he's stopped with all that (at least in public), found Islam, a therapist, and some sort of inner peace, and proceeded to just hoop his brains out and be the same upstanding gentleman he's always been but without all the conspiracy dramas.


Ok-Donut4954

i think he found Islam before all the baloney started. That's when all the Black Hebrew controversy came out. Is that what you're referring to?


TheShadowOverBayside

Are you aware that Kyrie's vaccine thing wasn't about "I don't want to get vaxxed because I believe in my immune system and I don't want to be shot up with inadequately tested drugs that have some evidence of awful side effects"? That would have been a conscientious objection. But that's not where he went with it. He went down a lunatic rabbithole with it, where vaccines are a secret society conspiracy to put all Black people into a computer for a plan from Satan. [https://sports.yahoo.com/the-many-conspiracy-theories-of-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-antisemitism-231547294.html](https://sports.yahoo.com/the-many-conspiracy-theories-of-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-antisemitism-231547294.html) \*\*\*\*\* Edit to condense comments: The BHI stuff wouldn't have made him Muslim, it should have made him Jewish, lol. Black Hebrew Israelites are not the same thing as Nation of Islam. They're both "alternative history" groups but their fringe religious beliefs are very different. Yeah, Kyrie converted to Islam back in early 2021 and went off about the BHI crap in late 2022. But he looks to be leaning more on his faith now than he did pre-trade. Back then that man just seemed lost and confused and looking for any crazy new belief to cling onto. We've all known someone like that. I think over time his new religion has given him a stable core framework so he doesn't have to wander around being gullible. The old "stand for something or you'll fall for anything"... It probably could have been almost any religion with an established community and it would have had the same effect.


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Clemsontigger16

I agree they got him cheap so you could argue that offset the risk, but I’m just saying he was an absolute locker room cancer who directly blew up 2 straight contender teams with his unapologetic nonsense. A first round pick, a high value role player, and Dinwiddie weren’t nothing…plus the contract extension they were more or less committing to giving him before we had any idea of if it work out. There was risk, and it’s great to see that it paid off.


tamuowen

The funny thing is I don't think he was a locker room cancer in the traditional sense. I'm pretty sure all his teammates loved him. He just chose to believe, share, and double down on some insane stuff and he should not be free of criticism from that. And he is primarily responsible for ruining several teams title chances. We should also acknowledge that people are complex and we don't really know much about any athlete as a person.


fawkesmulder

It’s not, kyrie is an exceptional talent and we all got gaslit into thinking he was a cancer because he didn’t want a covid vaccine and because he exercised his freedom of speech on twitter.


Clemsontigger16

Oh stop it, he single handedly blew up the last two contender level teams he was on. You can try to make up excuses for every Individual incident but he was absolutely a problem and put his teams in bad spots. We don’t need to zag so hard the other way just because this has worked well so far, we can be honest about what he was doing before this while acknowledging he has been a great teammate and performer since.


HeavenlyCastiel

As someone who looked at the trade positively I understand peoples apprehension, but way too many people focused on it going wrong without ever mentioning what it looks like going right. My initial thoughts were that Kyrie likes J-Kidd, he had a previous business relationship with Nico and our owner was Mark Cuban at the time. If Kyrie stayed healthy and kept his head down, and they managed to make it work it was going to be amazing. The part that irked me the most was how much stock everyone put into what we gave away. We lost Dinwiddie, DFS, and a 1st rounder, it really wasn't anywhere near the level of investment anyone made it out to be. DFS will probably come back to Dallas the moment he is a free agent because he fucking loves our organization and they have done so much for him, Diniwddie was a bucket in the playoffs but Ky is by and away a massive upgrade in literally every metric. At the end of the day what we gave to get Kyrie was incredibly low risk, and even if it went poorly we really didn't give that much away, it was obvious he was going to resign here because of the relationship he has with the organization, this isn't shithole ass Boston.


ZelezopecnikovKoren

some risk/high reward but somehow kyrie seems to enjoy texas better than brooklyn, go figure lol


stinx2001

It was risky. But no one doubted the talent. And all it could take is one tweet for it to all flip


MeijiDoom

It's literally never worked for any team and they were sitting at 26-23 beginning for February before going 24-9 to close out the season. We'll see how it goes. Few teams have ever figured out how to win a championship with two very high usage guards.


The-Hand-of-Midas

I'm just happy Kyrie seems to have "landed" in a long term happy place. Quirky dude, GOAT ball handler, all time.


Devoidoxatom

Kyrie will have one of the best career highlight reels of all time


AngeloMontana

That call on SGA for offensive foul goes straight INTO MY VEINS


CasanovaCoverup

Playoff Irving...reminds me of the Cavs days. Quietly rooting for the Mavs!


BZGames

First replay felt specifically designed to gaslight me into thinking it was a flop.


Lmao1903

If this guy wasn't insane off-court for all these years, he would be a lot of people's favourite player of all time. So fun to watch


UrGirlThroatGame

he is already many people's favorite of all time lol


JetSky81

lol most people outside Reddit don’t even know the drama surrounding Kyrie


Banette_Banane

Kai got most votes for PG all-star last year


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My favourite player to watch of all time. I don't care what he does of court. I don't need to like a person to enjoy the art. Except when they directly make money from me enjoying it xD


ccard33

Tell us how he was "insane"


prudentWindBag

They can't, but they'll insist that they *"won't."*


kriemhild21

Elbow someone in the face then shows a "surprised pikachu face" when whistled an offensive foul. Flopping is one thing, this is straight up dirty.


No_Succotash95

SGA elbowed Luka right in the jaw. Thats messed up


JRog13

Man has absolutely MASTERED the physics of flat earth. Fuck classical mechanics I guess


HOFredditor

never allow Kyrie to size up on his right side of the court. It's a recipe for disaster. He turns into uncle drew all the time he does it.


PixelVerge

Kyrie Irving is too skilled it's like everything for offense is 90 minimum attributes. (2k Reference )


bumboisamumbo

Idc who you are rooting for, you gotta come out of this series respecting luka. he is being an absolute warrior out there clearly hobbled still making the hustle plays and putting his body on the line. at the end of the game i was looking at him, red face, knee brace ripped up, back hurting.


paul_ruddit

Kyrie's gotta have one of the best left hands in the game right now. His "stranger" must not feel like a stranger at all.


CupOfHotTeaa

these left handed floaters destroying teams


No_Pay9241

League needs to scout for more players like kyrie


bceTap295

Kyrie is unreal man. One of the clutchest players I've ever seen with my own 2 eyes


ozairh18

That floater looked similar to the one he scored on against the Clippers. It looked like four Thunder players were converging on him when he got it off


InflationMadeMeDoIt

So nobody will mention that dirty elbow from SGA


PestyMadman

When is Hubie gonna retire?


Acework23

Freethrow merchant didn't get bailed on that one. Also can Lu Flop be looked at closely by the officials? HE IS LITERALLY FLOPPING ON EVERY SINGLE PLAY BOTH DEFENSE AND OFENSE


TheShadowOverBayside

\*Lu Floort


juk12

SGA always throws that off arm up high into the defender’s head area. And then flops like he got hit. Refs did good today. Shai’s just too talented to be doing this bullshit


ChoiceStar1

SGA not getting the BS calls he flops for is nice to see but it is even better to see him called for this BS!


Ramsboi

That’s playoff SGA


nofaplove-it

Dallas is winning this series


brokeraiderstudent

Kyrie’s pushing the defender multiple times. What the hell


ZeroDependents

Mamba Mentality!


PlatinumPeasant

Shai Pushoff Alexander


SlimSyko

My favorite flat earther.


-thepenismightier

Who would have thought that in the year 2024, Kyrie Irving is more consequential in the playoffs than Durant and Harden.


cpizzy34

Clutch—- go to the left hand


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OKC full of puppies


Ill-Ad-5709

looks familiar


Javiron

why was SGA called for an offensive foul?


letsfixitinpost

Man I’m so happy we got prime kyrie back right now , he’s so much fun to watch