At just 20 years old, former Duke basketball point guard Kyrie Irving has already established himself as one of the most captivating players in the NBA.
Friday night Irving put on a show in the NBA's Rising Stars game in Houston, Texas. He scored 32 points in spectacular fashion. His team, Team Chuck, lost to Team Shaq 163-135.
Irving battled against Detroit Piston guard Brandon Knight—Irving's high school rival on the AAU circuit—for much of the night, which proved to be highly entertaining.
Here are some of Irving's highlights from Friday night:
In response to Irving's performance, the twitter world blew up. Here are some notable twitter reactions from last night.
North Carolina guard Dexter Strickland, who played high school basketball with Irving:
Hahahaha Lego Ky!! Light work!!— Dexter Strickland (@DStrick01) February 16, 2013
Former Duke guard and current college basketball analyst Jay Williams:
Did any1 see Kyrie Irving break the ankles of Brandon Knight 2night bc I saw it over & over & over in slow motion. #Beast #NBA
— Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) February 16, 2013
Former Georgia Tech guard and current New York Knick Iman Shumpert:
@kyrieirving young man...smh u gon #uncleDrew B Knight like that? Smh— Iman Shumpert (@I_Am_Iman) February 16, 2013
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