He is widely considered one of the best ball handlers of all time. Irving played one year of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils before joining the Cavaliers in After another Finals appearance in , Irving requested a trade and was dealt to the Boston Celtics.
He played with the Celtics for two seasons, after which Irving signed with the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent in After four seasons with the Nets, he requested a trade and was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in , where Irving reached his fourth NBA Finals with the team in In February , he was elected as one of the seven vice-presidents of the National Basketball Players Association , replacing Pau Gasol.
Throughout his career, Irving has promoted numerous conspiracy theories. Some of these conspiracies, including tweeting a link to the movie Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America , have been characterized as antisemitic.
For a time prior, Irving promoted a theory that the Earth is flat , which he later recanted. Irving has written, directed, and acted in a number of advertisements as "Uncle Drew", which became a feature film in Irving's mother, who was African American and Lakota , [ 16 ] died of an illness when he was four, and Drederick raised Irving along with the help of Irving's aunts.
Irving grew up in West Orange, New Jersey , where he frequently attended his father's adult-league games. Irving said that in the fifth grade, he was offered a scholarship to Boston University by then-head coach Dennis Wolff. Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy during his freshman and sophomore years in high school. Irving averaged Patrick High School because Irving felt he needed a bigger challenge.
