Kyrie lrving Net Worth And Biography

Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA, with an estimated net worth of $90 million.

Irving was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He is a six-time All-Star and two-time member of the All-NBA Team. Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association.

Here in this article, RNN will highlight Kyrie Irving’s net worth and biography

Bio-data

Early Life

Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia, on March 23, 1992, the son of Drederick Irving and Elizabeth Irving, American expatriates. He has an older sister, Asia, and a younger sister, London. His father, Drederick, played college basketball at Boston University alongside Shawn Teague father of Jeff and under coach Rick Pitino. After completing his college career, Irving’s father moved to Australia to play professionally for the Bulleen Boomers in the SEABL.

Irving and his family lived in the Melbourne suburb of Kew before relocating to the United States when he was two years old. He holds dual American and Australian citizenship. Although he was born left-handed, Irving was discouraged from using his left hand while he studied in a Catholic school in 1996.

His mother, who was African American and Lakota, died of an illness when he was four, and Drederick raised him along with the help of Irving’s aunts. In 2004, Irving’s father remarried Shetellia Riley, who as of March 2022 is Kyrie Irving’s agent.

Irving grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, where he frequently attended his father’s adult-league games. His inspiration to play in the NBA came after playing at Continental Airlines Arena during a school trip in fourth grade, when he declared, “I will play in the NBA, I promise.” Due to his father’s connection to Boston University, Irving spent a lot of time in Boston, including at BU’s basketball skills camp. Irving said that in fifth grade, he was offered a scholarship to Boston University by then-head coach Dennis Wolff. As a teenager, Irving played for the Road Runners of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).

High School Career

Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy in his freshman and sophomore years in high school. He averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.6 steals and became only the second 1,000-point scorer in the school’s history. In his sophomore year, he led MKA to its first New Jersey Prep ‘B’ state title. After that year, he transferred to St. Patrick High School because he felt he needed a bigger challenge. He had to sit out the first 30 days of St. Patrick’s season due to the transfer. At St. Patrick, Irving played with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who was widely regarded as one of the best players in the class of 2011.

Professional Career

Irving announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of eligibility and enter the 2011 NBA draft, where he was selected as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was named to the 2012 Rising Stars Challenge, where he played for Team Chuck. Irving scored 34 points in the game, going 8-of-8 from three-point range, and earned MVP honours. He also won the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with 117 of a possible 120 first-place votes.

Kyrie signed a five-year, $90 million contract extension with the Cavaliers on July 10, 2014. His contract extension came in the wake of LeBron James’s return to Cleveland and Kevin Love’s trade request from Minnesota, as the trio teamed up to start a new “Big Three” in Cleveland.

On August 27, 2015, Irving was ruled unlikely to be ready for the opening night of the 2015–16 season due to the left kneecap fracture he suffered in Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals. He made his season debut on December 20, scoring 12 points in 17 minutes as a starter against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored a season-high 32 points in a 121–115 win over the Washington Wizards. On February 8, he tied his season high of 32 points and tied his career high of 12 assists in a 120–100 win over the Sacramento Kings.

On October 12, 2021, the Nets’ general manager Sean Marks announced that Irving would be ineligible to play or practice with the team, due to the New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate, until Irving is vaccinated.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Kyrie Irving’s career:

NBA All-Star Game MVP (2014)
NBA champion (2016)
6× NBA All-Star (2013–2015, 2017–2019)
All-NBA Second Team (2019)

Net worth

Kyrie Irving’s net worth is estimated to be $90 million. He made his fortune through Basketball.