Kyrie Irving Scores 17 Points in Emotional Return From ACL Tear, 586 Days Later

Kyrie Irving waited 586 days to play an NBA game again. It took him 14 seconds to remind everyone why it mattered. Irving made his return from a torn left ACL on Sunday night in Macao, driving for a reverse layup on Dallas’s opening possession of a 132-115 preseason win over Houston.

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