Sports
Kyrie Irving is healthier and happier as he prepares to help lead the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics.
Lakers
LeBron James says Kyrie Irving, who was his teammate when Cleveland won the NBA title, is the most gifted player in NBA history.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving each finish with 33 points as the Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Clippers
A stingy defense helped the Clippers defeat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1, but Tyronn Lue knows they can’t underestimate Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Music
Murder Inc. co-founder Irv Gotti suffered a minor stroke six months ago but has been “successful in making a full recovery,” his rep says.
L.A. Influential
At 76, veteran music industry executive Irving Azoff is still at it, co-managing his latest client, U2, with his son, Jeffrey, who also manages Harry Styles.
“Dallas has to be very ecstatic getting him and [it] puts another guy like Kyrie in our conference now, so I don’t like that,” said coach Tyronn Lue before 124-116 win over Brooklyn.
Norman Powell scored 24 points, Paul George had 20, but Kyrie Irving and Dallas Mavericks held off the Clippers 110-104 on Wednesday,
LeBron James wanted to be reunited with Kyrie Irving, but the NBA’s soon-to-be all-time leading scorer has been a lousy general manager for the Lakers.
The Clippers have joined the Lakers and other teams in expressing interest in making a trade for embattled Brooklyn All-Star guard Kyrie Irving.