Off-court life in kyrie irving

Kyrie irving's love for basketball originated from his father, Derek Owen, who played for Boston University during 1984-88. His jersey was retired from the university, and his four-year career score was 1, 93 1, ranking second in the school history list. Because their father, Owen and sister Elsa had an indissoluble bond with basketball in infancy.

When Owen was 4 years old, his mother died unfortunately, which made Owen and his sister have to live alone with their father.

When Owen grows up, he is often taken by his father to compete with his children. However, 9-year-old Owen always fails because of lack of confidence. After a game, Derek and Owen talked for an hour and a half. Derek told his son that he should not be afraid of anyone or fail.

Owen believes that the most brilliant time on the court is when he swept his father with a score of 15-0 in a one-on-one fight. At that time, he 16 years old and Derek was 42 years old.

Kyrie irving's name "Pity Sutra" is his father's masterpiece, which is translated as "monarch" in Greek. Owen's earliest nickname was "Ice" or "Iceman". In AAU League, Owen is called "League Binding". Among China fans, Owen also has a cool nickname "potassium iodide", because the abbreviation "KI" of Owen's name is the chemical formula of potassium iodide.

social activity

20 13 On July 29th, Chris Paul table tennis charity tournament was held in Las Vegas, and many NBA players joined it, including Carey Owen.

20 13 On August 28th, Cavaliers point guard Carey Owen appeared in Soweto, South Africa. He came to participate in the activities of UNICEF, during which he also showed a dance skill in the street.

Endorsement game

According to EASPORTS, a famous sports game company, kyrie irving, the champion of the Cavaliers, will endorse the cover of EA NBALIVE 20 14 owned by the company. 2Ksports, the hottest basketball game before, chose LeBron James as the cover spokesperson of 2K 14. At this time, EA chose Owen and started the game confrontation. Although there is still a big gap between Owen and James in age and achievement, he is growing into a superstar. Three years later, Owen was hailed as the best player in the league.

In the league, the cover that can speak for the game is as glorious as the cover of Sports Illustrated, which means that a player's achievements on the field are recognized and reflected in business. For example, lebron james waited 10 years to become the cover figure of 2K. Owen became the cover of EA game in just three years. Although the attention of EA game is far less than that of 2K now, as a prestigious old game, Owen's popularity and recognition will be greatly improved.

anecdote

Kyrie irving loves reading and has the habit of keeping a diary. Favorite player is Chris Paul; Favorite places are Viborg, Narvik and Muscat. Owen on the sidelines likes practical jokes. He once played street basketball with his good friend Love in America, just like two old people. At first, he deliberately didn't score points. In the second half, he began to fly wildly, shocking everyone present.