Kyrie Irving Sends Out 9-Word Post On X After Nuggets-Mavs Game
On Tuesday night, Kyrie Irving made his return to action after a five-game absence.
The superstar point guard finished with 11 points, four rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block while shooting 4/18 from the field and 0/3 from the three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.
In addition to his tough night, the Mavs were blown out by the Denver Nuggets (118-99) at home.
After the game, Irving made a post to X that had over 1,000 likes and 35,000 impressions in less than one hour.
Irving wrote: "Take the lessons and move on.
Thank you GOD
🤞🏾♾🪶❤️"
Irving is still in the middle of an excellent year with averages of 23.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 43.5% from the three-point range in 31 games.
Many fans commented on his post.
@GOATHANDLE: "Play better bro that was unacceptable"
@Sin16502: "We’ve already learned this lesson. Playing with no urgency or motive will lose you games. Frustrating loss we move on I guess."
@Buffy122430: "Or as Bill Belichick would say: " were on to New Orleans ""
The Mavs dropped to 22-18 in their first 40 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak (and have gone 3-7 over their last ten games).
Following the Nuggets, the Mavs are now headed to New Orleans for a matchup with the Pelicans on Wednesday night.