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Dallas Mavericks: Kyrie Irving Wants to be on Jeff Teauge’s Show
NBA News: Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving Underwent a Successful Surgery 158 Feb 12, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) after the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a lot of free time. Given that the Mavericks didn’t qualify for the 2025 NBA playoffs, Irving also suffered an ACL injury before the end of the 2024-25 NBA season. With that, the 2016 champion has spent a lot of time interacting with his fans on Twitch, often going on live stream sessions.

On Tuesday, he was once again on a live broadcast. During his stream, he gave a warning to the fans who make fun of New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns. Irving defended his fellow star, who’s often the subject of jokes and memes on the internet.

Also, the star point guard utilized the opportunity to let the fans know that he wants to appear as a guest on the “Club 520 Podcast.” The show is hosted by former NBA star Jeff Teague, together with Brandon Hendricks and DJ Wells. The podcast is known to be one of the most entertaining sports podcasts due to Teague’s storytelling.

The Mavericks star told his viewers that he wants to be on the show with Teague.

“Real talk, weactually gotta do something,” Irving said. “Tell me who I need to reach out to on Twitter, man. I’ll reach out to them. Let them know. Tell Jeff Teague I’m trying to get on his podcast.”

With the NBA Finals going on and the battles they had against each other, fans could get a lot of basketball content if the Dallas Mavericks star appears as a guest.

Teague revealed what it felt like playing against the Dallas Mavericks star


Dallas Mavericks: Kyrie Irving Wants to be on Jeff Teauge's Show 5 Nov 3, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) comes into the game to replace guard Luka Doncic (77) during the second half against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

While Teague was active in the league, he had memorable battles against the Dallas Mavericks star. At that time, both guards were playing in the Eastern Conference. The Atlanta Hawks had the 12-year veteran, and Irving was with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In his show, Teague talked about what it was like to guard the former Duke star.

“At one point in my career, I guarded Kyrie more than anybody in the NBA,” Teague started. “So, I’ve experienced those islands and his shot-making ability was always the thing for me.

“I remember one game we played in Indiana. I guard him — I litterally guard him for 18 seconds. I remember watching the clip whem I came back and I was guarding my a** off and he hit a fall out fadeaway. I never got any help… After the game, I watched the clip and I was just like, ‘What the f**k am I supposed to do?'”

Teague revealed that Irving had 37 points against him that game. One of his producers, however, pointed out that the Dallas Mavericks guard had at least 20 points in every game they played against each other, except their first matchup, where he had 18.


Dallas Mavericks: Kyrie Irving Wants to be on Jeff Teauge's Show 6 Jul 14, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jeff Teague (5) during game four of the 2021 NBA Finals against the Phoenix Sunsat Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

This article first appeared on Hardwood Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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