Kyrie Irving Causes Kid's Nosebleed After Bad Pass in Mavs-Celtics

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Kyrie Irving Causes Kid's Nosebleed After Bad Pass in Mavs-Celtics

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Angelo Guinhawa | Last updated Jan 25, 2025 10:28 PM ET

Kyrie Irving had a big game for the Dallas Mavericks in a losing effort against the Boston Celtics, finishing with a team-high 22 points along with four rebounds, five assists and a block. However, he did have a lowlight that grabbed fans' attention.

The Mavs guard only had three turnovers in the 122-107 loss, but one of them was a pretty bad one. Midway through the second quarter while trying to set up a play for Dallas, Irving tried to pass the ball to Jaden Hardy. The problem was that the pass was off-target and too high.

Instead of landing on Hardy's hands, the ball went out of bounds and hit a kid sitting courtside on the head.

Making matters worse, the kid was shown having a nosebleed. Irving, as well as Celtics players Derrick White and Jaylen Brown, quickly checked on the young fan before a Mavs staffer attended to the kid.

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It's unknown what happened to the kid after the incident, though some fans expressed hope that he gets some sort of a treat or compensation from Kyrie Irving or the team to make up for it.

"That kids getting some Kyrie merch," a commenter wrote. Another one said, "Bloody nose…probably worth it to hang with the stars for a second."

A social media user shared, "That kid better get some free courtside tickets." A fourth follower suggested, "This kid better get a signed ball or something lol."

"That’s a free signed Kyrie jersey and a picture," a poster further stated.

Regardless of what happens next, though, here's to hoping that the kid didn't sustain any other injuries.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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