Kevin Durant Hails Kyrie Irving for Turning Into a Professor During His 60 Point Game vs Magic

The NBA has witnessed several amazing performances from its stars this season. With the playoffs coming closer each day, many of these players have put up huge scoring performances. One such star is Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving. In the Nets’ latest matchup against the Magic, Irving put on a 60 point show as the Nets trounced the Magic 150-108. It was pure demolition from Kyrie, who appeared to be scoring with ease.

Moreover, this was his second game this season with at least 50 points. In light of Kyrie’s show, his teammate Kevin Durant expressed words of praise for him and compared him to a professor taking a class.

Kevin Durant on Kyrie Irving

Following the win over the Orlando Magic, Kevin Durant took to Twitter to express praise for Kyrie. He called Irving a professor and compared his performance to a classroom teaching session.

“ATTN: Eleven taught another class tonight. Please review the film if you haven’t…,” said KD.

“The league is an amazing place right now and you’re seeing a lot of talent and skill on display every night and this was one of the elite ones,” he said in the post-game interview.

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Clearly, Durant believes that Kyrie’s put on an incredible show against the Magic. It is also yet another example that shows just how good Irving can be.

KD and Kyrie This Season

When the Nets added KD and Kyrie to the mix, it was done with the expectation that they would wreak havoc. And that is exactly what the duo has achieved this season. Although Durant was injured for a long period and Kyrie is only available to play away games, the duo has won 5 out of the 7 games that they have played together. They will hope to continue their strong performances in the remaining games of the season.

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However, Kyrie can only participate in 3 out of the remaining 13 games. This puts plenty of pressure on Kevin Durant to deliver, especially since Ben Simmons has not yet returned from injury. At present, the Brooklyn Nets are 8th in the East with a record of 36-33. Hence, the franchise will look to win as many games as possible.

This will allow the Nets to possibly avoid entering the playoffs via the play-in tournament. Regardless, KD, Kyrie, and Simmons will look to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy this year.