Kyrie Irving is a nine-time NBA All-Star and current guard for the Dallas Mavericks, known for his dazzling ball-handling and clutch shooting. Drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2011, he won the 2014 All-Star Game MVP and famously hit the championship-winning three-pointer in the 2016 NBA Finals, completing a historic comeback over the Golden State Warriors. After stints with the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, he was traded to the Mavericks in 2023 and reached the NBA Finals again in 2024. Born in Australia to an American father and a Lakota mother, Irving holds dual citizenship and has won gold medals with Team USA at the 2014 FIBA World Cup and 2016 Olympics. Off the court, he has been highly controversial, missing most of the 2021–22 season for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, though he has also starred in the Uncle Drew film and served as a vice president of the players' union.