LOS ANGELES — Kyrie Irving’s first game day as a Dallas Maverick started with a smile at halfcourt. During every Mavericks shootaround, players team up...
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He covered the sides of his shoes with black tape and wrote messages in gold marker and capital letters.On the inner sides, Irving worked through rounds of mid-range shots at five spots around the court, then back deeper inside the arc and then from three.After 17 minutes, he walked off the court and through an arena tunnel back toward the Mavericks’ locker room, stopping to chat with and embrace a Clippers staffer before slipping into the team training room.
After stopping to talk to a broadcaster for a moment, he took a few pull-up jumpers. His expression remained stoic. He then tossed the ball over his head to the next shooter, attempted a layup with major spin on his release and laughed at reserve guard Theo Pinson’s jokes while trailing him in line. Over two workouts since Irving arrived in Los Angeles, Kidd and his staff taught Irving some of their offensive and defensive concepts and terminology, but also asked him questions about tendencies and sweetspots.who watched from the bench in a dark green Jordan Brand sweatsuit,
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