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WATCH: Mavs' Kyrie Throws Down Monster Alley-Oop in Pro-Am

On Saturday, Mavs guard Kyrie Irving put on a show at his More Than A Run event, including throwing down a highlight dunk.

Michael Mulford

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For the NBA, offseasons are mostly built up of the draft, free agency, trade demands, and Summer League basketball.

But for Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving -- and many other NBA players -- the summer is for playing in and putting on a highlight reel at pro-am events.

On Saturday, Irving competed in the annual More Than A Run All-Star Classic in his home state of New Jersey, where the Mavericks superstar put an on an absolute show for all in attendance alongside fellow NBA players Bones Hyland and former Mavs center Moses Brown. 

Irving finished the game with 42 points, six rebounds, eight assists, and three steals with a number of highlight plays, including a monster one-handed alley-oop slam on a fast break. 

More Than A Run is a community organization that Irving helps organize, and it provides safe recreation and competitive basketball opportunities within the New Jersey area.

Earlier this summer, Irving also played in the famous Drew League, which was his very first time doing so, believe it or not. When Irving is in the building at one of these summer pro-am events, you better believe the crowd will be full. 

And though Irving isn’t necessarily known for his leaping ability and high-flying dunks, he likes to showcase that he can get up off the floor every once in a while to keep the defense honest. If Irving is doing stuff like that this upcoming season, the rest of the league should keep an eye out for the Mavs.

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MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.

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