“Just Another Basketball Game”: Kyrie Irving Shuns Emotions for Brooklyn Return Despite Sharing “Excitement”

The Dallas Mavericks will face the Brooklyn Nets tonight. And Kyrie Irving is available to suit up against his former team at the Barclays Center. Kyrie made his return in yesterday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing six straight games due to right thumb soreness. Tonight’s game against the Nets will be Kyrie’s first game back at the Barclays Center after leaving the team last season.

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While fans and media expected Kyrie’s emotions to run high playing against his former team, the Mavs superstar shut down all return talks. “Let’s just normalize the emotions that go into those games playing against your former team. It’s just another basketball game against a good team.” Kyrie said during the pre-game interview. Kyrie claimed the only thing he was feeling to be back at the Barclays Center was “excitement” and there is no deeper emotion to it.

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