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Amidst Pursuit From $20 Billion Company, Kyrie Irving Quietly Donates $22,000 To Help A Woman Through College

Samir Mehdi
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“Nets Would Be Better Off Without Kyrie Irving?": Uncle Drew's $300,000 Donation and 30 PPG Since Losing Nike Deal Brought Forward by Former Wizards Big Man

Kyrie Irving had been in the news for all the wrong reasons last month. The former Cleveland Cavaliers made headlines following a tweet he sent out that made it seem as though he was an antisemite, as the tweet contained a screenshot of a documentary on Amazon that was filled with antisemitic tropes. 

Irving was subsequently suspended from the Brooklyn Nets and even dropped by Nike amidst their release of the Kyrie 8 sneakers. Recent rumors have it that both Adidas, a company that was worth $20 billion in October of 2022, and Puma are pursuing Irving in an attempt to sign him. 

As for Kyrie himself, he’s been pretty quiet about his troubles as of late, focusing primarily on Nets games. BKN by the way, following their most recent win against the Toronto Raptors that ended with Irving hitting a step-back 3 for game, have been an astounding 9-1 in their last 10 games.

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Kyrie Irving donates $22,000 to a woman trying to complete college 

Kyrie Irving has never looked to get mass amounts of praise from the public for his philanthropic endeavors. Everything he’s done, he’s done so with little to no media attention. Most recently, Irving helped out a sophomore at Howard University named Destiny Thompson. 

Thompson opened up a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising $6,000 for herself. Little did she know that Kyrie would step in and blow her target out of the water, dropping $22,000 of his own money to help her work towards her civil engineering degree.

 

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Irving has not spoken out about this donation of his but it was made public by a variety of news outlets, including his teammate, Kevin Durant’s, ‘Boardroom’. 

Kyrie Irving has been very philanthropic over the years 

Less than a month ago, Kyrie Irving donated $65,000 to a family who had lost one of their members, Shanquella Robinson, on a trip to Mexico. As expected, he did so quietly. He also donated a whopping $323,000 to ‘Feeding America’ a couple years ago. 

Along with this, the former first overall pick dropped $1.5 million to help support the WNBA as well while also partnering up with Nike to provide 17 pallets of food and masks to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Also read: “Didn’t Know Kyrie Irving Was Gonna Take a Three”: Ty Lue Got Stunned by ‘Uncle Drew’ in the Historic 2016 Game 7

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Samir Mehdi

Samir Mehdi

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Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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