Watch: Irving puts on show in Brooklyn return with alley oop

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Kyrie Irving puts on show in Brooklyn return with one-handed alley oop

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Feb 6, 2024 10:35 PM ET

Kyrie Irving made his first return to the Barclays Center on Tuesday night since being traded by the Brooklyn Nets, and he put on a show in helping the Dallas Mavericks to a 119-107 win.

The highlight of the net was this incredible alley-oop dunk early in the third quarter with the Mavericks already leading by 20 points.

Apparently Kyrie can still dunk pic.twitter.com/QWD95RiKxk
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Irving finished the game with a team-leading 36 points. He shot 15-of-24 from the floor, including 6-of-10 from three-point range. He also had five assists.

The Nets traded Irving to Dallas exactly one year ago following a tumultuous — and wildly disappointing — three-and-a-half year run with the team.

Irving was greeted with a smattering of boos by the Barclays Center crowd on Tuesday and did not get a tribute video from the Nets. That came after Kevin Durant, Irving's former teammate in Brooklyn, did get a tribute video in his return as a member of the Phoenix Suns.

Irving's 36 points was his fourth-highest scoring total of the season.

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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