The Brooklyn Nets ended the year on a joyful note as they beat the Charlotte Hornets by 17 points. The Nets claimed the driver’s seat from the get-go and stayed in control of the game until the final buzzer. Furthermore, they led each quarter while also never allowing the Hornets to amp up their game. The Nets’ mastery was led by Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant who bagged 28 and 23 points respectively, with the game ending 123-106. As the NBA world witnessed this dominating performance, they were also left stunned by a list of facts regarding Irving.
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It was announced on the broadcast that there were several reasons why Kyrie Irving wore a jersey with the number 11. To begin with, the seven-time NBA All-Star’s name consists of 11 letters while the letter ‘K’ happens to be the 11th letter in the alphabet. Secondly, he was born at 1:11 and was the 1st overall pick in the 1st round of the 2011 draft. The Nets star also played a total of 11 games for Duke University before entering the NBA draft. Moreover, Irving’s father reportedly wore the same jersey number back in his college days. If that wasn’t enough, Irving achieved the feat of 11,000 points on the 11th of March. Finally, the Brooklyn Nets won their 11th straight game while these facts were brought to the public’s attention.
Kyrie Irving, the chosen one?
NBA fans were left stunned by this revelation. Many found this to be crazy and claimed that Irving was the chosen one. On a lighter note, they pointed out the point guard’s history of believing in certain “conspiracy theories”. One of these theories included believing that the Earth was flat.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
No wonder he caught up in all types of conspiracy theories..
— StayFrostty #Burr ⛇ (@StayFrosty88) January 1, 2023
https://twitter.com/IjstFkdHerFce/status/1609380329105637376?s=20&t=9L8Hu6IZO4XtZr3MqyTHTA
https://twitter.com/HardenSZN_13/status/1609353012148846593?s=20&t=_aV3-BYYsA_aJna0W5AdRQ
Numerology.. power in the numbers https://t.co/adYnaGJEeD
— MASTER STUDENT🤲🏾 (@MUSICANDBUILDS) January 1, 2023
Crazyyyyy https://t.co/hisBSCaxEZ
— Harris, @truenorthviews #TNVPodcast (@M2H4) January 1, 2023
This is absurd 🤯🤯🤯
— Asim (@GstaAsim) January 1, 2023
The post-game interviews
The Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving had a disastrous start to the season. However, the story now has changed. With 11 straight wins, the Nets look unstoppable on the hardwood. Contributions are coming in from not just Irving and Durant, but also from the bench. For example, the bench put up 42 points in the win against the Hornets.
Kyrie Irving spoke to the media about this performance after the win. He said, “I think we are just playing the game the right way and it’s rewarding us”.??For Nets coach Jacque Vaughn, it is all about having the right mindset. This showed through the game as the team stuck together and stayed locked in.
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Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 28-points to lead the Nets to a wire-to-wire win over the Hornets to end 2022 on a high note. #NETSonYES pic.twitter.com/2CRSd3uoEd
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) January 1, 2023
Vaughn?said, “It really does show signs of growth from our team. We were pretty much locked in the game. We talked about finishing the year out strong, and guys were ready to play”.?
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