Kyrie Irving received something on Thursday night that he thought he’d never get in his life.
No, it wasn’t his selection as an All-Star reserve for the Eastern Conference, an inevitable stepping-stone for the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year 1 . Nor was it the designation as Pro Athlete of the Year at the 2012 Greater Cleveland Sports Awards, the first for a Cavalier since LeBron James in January 2010.
In fact, it was simply a text message. From Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
“Yeah, the first time ever,” Irving said about the big accomplishment. “I don’t think Coach K has ever sent one of his previous players a text. I think his assistant sent it for him.”
During his freshman year at Duke, Irving said he was sternly told to never send the legendary 65-year-old coach a text message. Why? “Because he doesn’t know how to text.”
This story was a very Kyrie Irving-like thing to share in a moment of extreme happiness. Part-joke, part-short story, it’s the kind of tale that reporters are star...
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