Sunday Read: Kyrie The Maverick - by Marc Stein - Substack

Kyrie Irving and Jason Kidd have more in common than their current and past statuses as franchise cornerstone guard. They even share a birthday.On Saturday, Irving turned 32 and Kidd turned 51. Yet what made the occasion so joyous for the Dallas Mavericks, after back-and-forth jokes all week between player and coach that Irving might actually be the older celebrant, was the relative calm and optimism that are tangible within the franchise. Especially compared to how things were a year ago. The first birthday they spent together as co-workers was far less festive. Last season, with Irving just six weeks into his Mavericks career and Kidd turning 50, Dallas' season disastrously collapsed soon after their co-milestones on ...

marcstein.substack.com     Mar 24, 2024