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Kevin Durant gives honest statement about Kyrie Irving before Suns-Mavs game

by November 11, 2024

The Phoenix Suns will face the Dallas Mavericks in Texas on Friday evening.

Before the game, Kevin Durant spoke about his former teammate Kyrie Irving (h/t Landon Buford).

Durant: “I always thought Kyrie was a championship-level player; it’s been that way for the last 10 years… I just think he’s a complete player; “I feel like he has no weaknesses or gaps in his game, either physically or mentally. I think his approach to the game is just perfect.”

Durant and Irving were teammates on the Brooklyn Nets for four seasons.

However, the team failed to last in the playoffs and both players were replaced midway through the 2023 season.

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Oct. 26, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) against Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) at the Footprint Center. Mandatory credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Durant comes into the night averaging 27.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 55.1% from the field and 42.0% from beyond the arc in eight games Three-point range shoots.

The Suns are also the top seed in the Western Conference with a record of 7-1.

About Hoop Central: “Kevin Durant this season:

25 PTS – 7 REB – 3 STL
30 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
31 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
30 PTS – 8 REB – 4 AST
18 PTS – 5 REB – 4 AST
21 PTS – 9 REB – 2 AST
35 PTS – 4 REB – 6 AST
32 PTS – 8 REB – 3 AST”

As for Irving, he is averaging 23.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 49.6% from the field and 54.5% from three in eight games -Point range shoots.

The Mavs are 5-3 to start the season.

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