Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player, and his estimated net worth is around 30$ million.
Early life
Kyrie Irving was born on March 23, 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria. His parents are Australian-American. Irving grew up with two sisters. His father was also a successful basketball player, so the talent comes naturally for this family.
His father moved to Australia to play basketball, and met Irving’s mother there and got married. When Irving was two years old his father moved back to U.S.A. and continued his career. When he was only four years old, Irving’s mother died from an illness so his father raised him by himself.
His father later remarried, and Irving has a step-mother Shetellia Irving. Irving grew up with his sisters Asia and London. His father introduced him to basketball for the first time, and Irving started loving and playing at a very young age.
He played for Montclair Kimberley Academy and later for St. Patrick High School. Irving played on several large tournaments, where he helped his team to reach victory on several occasions because of his amazing game.
In college he played for Duke University under the guidelines of his coach Mike Krzyzewski. During those years he carved his skills even more, but because a ligament injury, he was forced to slow down his game for a while.
Professional career
He signed up for the NBA draft in 2011 and was chosen by Cleveland Cavaliers. He impressed the critics so much, that he was named the Rising Star of the year. Irving also received a Rookie of the Year Award.
In 2014 he signed a contract with Cavaliers that was worth somewhere around 90$ million, which only shows how valuable his participation in the team actually is. In 2013 he was named the All-Star MVP and with only 24 years, he has plenty of time to achieve everything he can imagine.
Along with his amazing gameplay, came the sponsorships and endorsements.
He has contracts with Nike and Footlocker, and he appeared on several commercials for large brands like Pepsi. He appeared as the character Uncle Drew, and he actually directed and wrote the second episode of the advertisement series.
Irving lives in a house that is worth 800.000$ and it is located in West Ohio. He likes collecting luxurious cars. Even though he might lash out and spend his money like there is no tomorrow, Kyrie likes to stay reasonable as much as possible and concentrated on his career and game.
He also played for the national team of America in 2016 Olympics and his team won a gold medal. Irving was named the MVP of his team. He was also named the Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. He is active on all social media platforms and often shares images from his private life and from the court.
Personal life
Irving never met his mother, but he publicly shared the grief he has felt while growing up. His grandfather was also an NBA player Rod Strickland and the love for basketball flows within the family. Together with his ex-girlfriend he has a daughter Azuire Elizabeth Irving.
After he ended the relationship, his girlfriend tried to commit suicide because it was rumored that she has cheated on him with a famous rapper.
Irving decided to give his daughter middle name Elizabeth, in honor of his mother. Besides playing basketball he likes music, so he sings and plays baritone sax. Besides that, he likes to write in his journal and reading books.
He is currently not dating anyone and is focused on his basketball career. He keeps a close relationship with his family, and often shares photos of them on the social media. He has a double citizenship, Australian and American one, because he was actually born in Melbourne.
Like many other players, Kyrie likes to stay private and keep his personal life to himself, by choosing what he will share with the public. Besides the incident with his former girlfriend, there haven’t been any rumors or problems connected to this young talented player.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Kyrie Irving
Date of Birth: March 23, 1992
Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Age: 25 years
Profession: professional basketball player
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 88 kg
Net worth: 30$ million
