Irving showed against the Suns why Iverson called him the best ball handler of all-time.
One day after Allen Iverson called Kyrie Irving the greatest ballhandler in the history of the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks star put those skills on display against the Phoenix Suns.
Allen Iverson went on The Big Podcast with Shaq and was asked about his ball-handling skills. The great NBA isolation scorer got the question,” Steve Nash was asked recently to compare Kyrie to you. I think he was saying that Kyrie has a more complete handle package right is that something you agree with?”
Iverson had a great answer that praised the Mavericks star, “Hell yeah! He got your best. Kyrie has the best. He’s the best.”
The Mavericks topped the Suns 123-113 to move to 33-23 on the season after their seventh consecutive victory.
In the Mavericks’ last game before the All-Star break, Irving talked about Dallas’ championship aspirations.
“Getting in better shape over All-Star break, taking this All-Star break very serious and knowing what’s ahead of us. The big-picture is going after a championship, but it’s about incremental growth, incremental progress and just trusting each other. We’re having fun out here. Six in a row is cool, but we’re not satisfied. We know coming back from All-Star break teams are gonna continue to give us their best shot. We made the trades, that’s great. Now we can move on from it emotionally and focus on what we gotta do in the x’s and o’s.”
Up next, Irving and the rest of the Mavericks will visit the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
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Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting “The Pulse with Peter Sampson” in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer’s Edge and XRAY.FM – where his show “Blazer’s Edge Radio” was named “Portland’s Best Sports Radio” in the 2017 Willamette Week reader’s poll. When he’s not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.
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