How Kyrie Got His Handles ⛹️

Kyrie Irving was born with NBA talent in his veins. His father was a respected D1 college baller and his godfather was NBA legend Rod Strickland. Growing up, Kyrie’s father trained Kyrie and honed his skills into an unstoppable force. See the unbelievable rise of Kyrie Irving and how is lifelong dedication paid off in 2011.
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[@rogue6376]

U forgot to mention Kyrie was hurt basically his whole year at Duke and still went 1st overall

[@thedarkknight5010]

Thanks for adding that in, Jake, because most hard-core, college basketball and NBA fans don't know the small details on their favorite players, etc..... Good job my friend! 👍

[@dabears7687]

@@thedarkknight5010 I didn't know it wish app batman. Chill the fuck out

[@jerzyrob21]

Facts had a toe injury I believe

[@Kennyy03]

At this point who gives a fuck im a nets fan but we all know that draft class was solid regardless if he went #1 but since we throwing things in there he was rookie of the year

[@Kennyy03]

But we know he earned rookie of the year although he didn't carry his team to the playoffs he showed that he fit in the nba

[@Luke-uk1yx]

Respect how his father sacrificed his dream for his family. ✊✊

[@damien9654]

And trained him 1 on 1

[@fine4771]

Facts bro! that's a true father ✊

[@jdillard36]

Yeah that's big

[@rtothemutha]

I'm sure he's being repaid handsomely. 💪🏾

[@AnObliviousCelticsFan]

And averaged 30...

[@matthew5602]

he moved to new york just to beat trash talking street kids. what a legend.

[@princeky150]

I thought he was raised in new jersey but idk

[@nnotof3218]

@@princeky150 he was

[@unclejim7585]

@@princeky150 yh south bronx he said

[@MaliceFromDa4]

don’t be fooled lol this is a narrative they like to play he grew up not too far from me in NY he didn’t live in NYC he lived in the outskirts (suburbs)

[@princeky150]

@@MaliceFromDa4 Do you know the specific neighborhood he grew up in? Since I know niggas who live in regular ass hood and like two blocks away there are some big ass expensive houses where nothing goes down

[@ThanosArgyropoulos]

You forgot to mention his handle training

[@smokeydarighty6264]

He got it by practicing dribbling with a plastic bag over the basketball

[@blobpoop457]

@@smokeydarighty6264 really ?

[@humanlettuce7422]

@@blobpoop457 yes, it’s now become a common ball handling drill

[@gelo888]

@@briishboi_52 because the plastic bag makes it much harder to dribble so if you learn to master that, once you take it off handling the ball becomes extremely easier

[@deangelocrymes2113]

Lol right! He didn't have any! Rod Strickland !

[@pabloprigioni5905]

You forgot to mention he used to dribble with plastic bags when he was younger to tighten his handles

[@noelramirez9532]

Lol I legit thought that was going to be what he talked about

[@blaz3544]

And His dad cut the sides of the backboard

[@atomicpineapple8588]

@@blaz3544 actually?

[@pabloprigioni5905]

@@Iraqi_Assyrian313 plastic bags

[@goharderthanyesterday3935]

Lol we did that growing up when the court was wet after a rain shower it really does improve handle

[@PBKappa3]

Bro his dad sacrificed his whole career for his family that’s a real man

[@dreameryoung38]

Paid in the end

[@AxelFoley-sb5re]

Not a real man just a good human period

[@dusk6159]

@@AxelFoley-sb5re A real man and also a good human

[@z4gee12]

@@AxelFoley-sb5re so Kyrie's dad doesn't exist? lol

[@talal3c]

it paid off amazingly. hes the dad most of us would wanna be

[@only1KINGReese]

This shows that's having a father is just as important as having a mother 💯❤️.

[@TheDYNAMITE001]

I'd go out on a limb and say a dad is more important under the exact same circumstances.

[@josealmonte5247]

30 a game ??!! Damn his dad was nice

[@sgt.sargent3242]

Kyrie is just a crazy specimen every game I watch him hit an MJ package reverse layup, a crazy contested mid-range, and a deep 3 bomb

[@ryanmctear5606]

How often was mike shooting deep 3s?

[@XratedTrev]

He got his handles by practicing. No one gives anyone handles lol. They practice and get better at it.

[@joejonas3584]

Yea, i think he mentioned that Kyrie's father trained him really hard since he was young

[@matthewvaughan8192]

Sure but factors such as genetics determines huge elements of the ceiling in athletic abilities, so it’s always worth acknowledging. You aren’t given handles but genetics does predispose you to being more tactile and having better balance than others. If you or I practiced the exact same amount of hours in the exact same way as Kyrie we would not necessarily be as good because we don’t have that athletic heritage. We could probably practice MORE than Kyrie and still not be as good because we’re simply not built like him. Of course, we would still be very, very good because we’ve put in an enormous amount of work. Just not quite as good

[@sgt.sargent3242]

He just happened to be built different enough to work harder than anyone ever had + his dad almost made it pro (genes) and his God father did make it pro ad Kyrie modeled his game after him. To reiterate, he *worked* harder than everyone else

[@spaceghostmello7843]

@@matthewvaughan8192 thats an interesting topic. The old hardwork vs natural talent. Honestly I think Kobe was like the hardest working basketball player and he played with and against genetic freaks.

[@TonicBlaze12]

@@spaceghostmello7843 nah Kobe basically had all the same advantages as Jordan. 6'6, long limbs, athletic build. It's players like Jimmy butler, Allen iverson, Isaiah Thomas (Celtics), and Steve Nash who are examples of pure hard work with little genetic advantage

[@brittdavid8591]

The importance of allowing a child's Father to remain instrumental in those formative years, Go King Go

[@TBaybeh5150]

Now this in my opinion is black excellence this man put aside fame and fortune to raise his child and mold him the rite way. Alot of us would have dropped him off by his grandparents and sent the check every week n just came back on holidays leaving his son to deal with all the challenges of being a young black man im america today. and would have used the excuse of i gotta put food on the table in order to be selfish and put yourself over your child but he didnt. For that i salute his father💯

[@hubaldotorres4841]

Mold him to be a basketball but mold it him to be an insecure diva

[@ryanmctear5606]

Being a father to your kids isn’t excellence...excellence isn’t what it expected of you

[@TripleLayerLemonCake]

@@ryanmctear5606 he was expected to continue playing basketball and serve entertainment while taking care of his kid. Instead, since his wife passed away, he decided to lay off basketball to take care of his son.

[@ryanmctear5606]

@@TripleLayerLemonCake So he gets a pat on the back for taking care of his kid? Life isn’t fair sorry his wife died but when you have a child your only job is to be a parent

[@aminipotato9614]

I don’t see how his race matters. It’s just him being a good father

[@usmcdevildog6935]

This is why fathers are needed in a child's life. They see legacy over self and proudly adjust to accommodate the future.

[@quinncole8122]

Love to see storys about single strong Blackmen!! Lord knows alot of us don't get the recognition we deserve in that department smh!! This an inspiration ✊🏾❤

[@pfft9479]

Lord knows also that u should love every race and not just your own. "Love to see storys about single strong blackman". Why not every race of single strong people. If ur saying that blacks have it rougher than whites then u are fine, but keep in mind its not just blacks. Its mexicans arabs(maybe) and prob asians as well...

[@pfft9479]

@@xaviiier2617 pls chill tf out, i didn't understand at first but now i do, i thought he meant something else.

[@thedarkknight5010]

Yeah, you deserve recognition......with your arrest records!

[@quinncole8122]

@@thedarkknight5010 don't have any I'm A licensed gun owner

[@thedarkknight5010]

@@quinncole8122 I call bullshit that you're a "Licensed" gun owner. Come on man. Check this crack-head out on courtsonline.com He's been in the "Pokey" many times and trust me, he's not done yet. Come on man, show us your "true colors" and tell us how much you hate White-ey. And also your thoughts on the "gobment". 😂

[@MXEthatguy]

Kyrie how did you get your handles? Kyrie- oh IT took a lot of practice

[@shaunmclaughlin4149]

Just letting you know it’s pronounced more like Dredurick and not Dre-Derrick

[@bashwill236]

Irked me too, he prolly assumed it sounded like that becuz the name isn’t very common and the guys black American 😂

[@shaunmclaughlin4149]

@Peke Cellphone it’s different for some names if you want to look it up just look up Kyrie Irving Lebron’s a great father figure interview and Kyrie says his father’s name there

[@DaxSports1]

Dredrick is pronounced similar to Cedric

[@STUDYALLAH365]

Dredrick Tatum 😂😆🥊

[@michaelmamba1578]

U deadass didn't talk about how he got his handles, just title the clip, how he made it to the nba 💀 bruh

[@swaggytjmatthews4685]

condolences to his mother, and his family during that sad, tragic day wow i didn’t know all of this, his father gave up his basketball career to help his son achieve his that is true dedication and love for his family especially his son

[@rollandcurtis874]

This doesn't explain specifically how he got his basketball handles.

[@brendalynmaxwell2069]

So his whole life story is how he got his handles

[@kaderadkinsguecko475]

😂😂😂

[@gregash4387]

Lucky to have a dad like that I’ll tell you

[@johnnyroma1408]

Never knew any of this. There was some really great people in this world

[@faheemparker1664]

“Plastic bag” there I said it 😂

[@800fullyz]

He risked everything to train his son like imagine if kyrie didn’t end up being as good as he thought

[@moniquewrites9046]

Happy Father’s Day. This is so touching.

[@shxne2great]

God bless everybody

[@TheKos2Kos]

Kobe Bryant's dad was a really good pro player. I wonder what that relationship was really like compared to what mainstream media says

[@ih7095]

Not really a “mainstream media” narrative when Kobe’s parents used him and ended up in several public lawsuits with him over money

[@kbthegoat824]

He was raised n was cool by his family till he got to the nba.

[@TheKos2Kos]

@@ih7095 thanks for a comment that didn't bear any fruit.

[@TheKos2Kos]

@@kbthegoat824 that's a start. Appreciate your comment

[@Mdautkreix]

@@TheKos2Kos check out Kobe Bryant’s Muse documentary. So good.

[@BIG-7777]

That’s what a real Father do for you

[@marcosbetances7186]

With all due respect but Kirie sister is as fine as the devil's violin 🎻 ☺ ♥ ❤

[@instantramengod5704]

You’re over doing it 💀 she’s ok but looks too much like Kyrie females lookin too much like their brothers be a turn off fr ole manly lookin ahh 🤣

[@marcosbetances7186]

@@instantramengod5704 not to me she's not just O.K. that cheeky face, and those big sleepy eyes are just the thing that makes the perfect woman for me. Touche!

[@dannymarshburn2807]

Having a father that is there for you will always produce a fine young man. Having Rod being ur Godfather kicks so much a$$!!!!!!

[@sylviawilliamson1637]

R.I.P Irving’s mom❤❤❤😇😇😇😭😭

[@shaunbang]

Damn! 30ppg is insane! I wish his dad was able to play in the NBA cuz he still has good moves to this day at the age of over 50 as seen in that ad where he plays 1v1 with kyrie

[@rtothemutha]

Rod Strickland as a godfather too? Uncle Drew was born with it AND taught with it....

[@nelsanitytv2109]

Respect to all dad in the world who sacrifices a lot for their children.

[@GilbertodeJesus87]

One of my favorite players-point guard- small forward 🦾🦾🦾😎

[@ogdreams2605]

Sorry for his loss

[@Kindjuju]

Her mother was so beautiful oh wow

[@isakito5045]

Man dropped his dream to support his family and lived his dream through his son…gotta give my respects 💯

[@jaibrown7265]

That’s the true definition of being a blessing for others God bless his pops that’s real frl

[@omersemih8772]

Why does Kyries Dad exactly look like CP3

[@handlewithcare0]

a legend always have great stories

[@dwayne601]

Wow, super respect to Pop's 💯💪🏾👑

[@floridagator1765]

I knew his story already BUT it's still INCREDIBLE!!! MUCH RESPECT TO HIS POPS!!! HARD WORK PAYS OFF!!!

[@frytime_media2311]

Fathers are underrated

[@DrigsTv850]

Watching from Philippines, kyrie Irving inspired me his moves

[@zekepira874]

God (1st) Bless Jesus Christ Is King Stay Blessed And Safe RIP our deepest condolences and Prayers for all Amen🙏🏽❤️

[@lamaralston9123]

I can tell Rod Strickland was his mentor. That guy had some handles too. He even does some of the same moves

[@ChikisaMal28]

Kyrie got his handles package from rod Strickland

[@rynoX88]

I wondered why he swapped #s. I tbouggt 11 was like 2 Roman Numerals.

[@tomahawkinc5971]

Honestly kyries whole family drama makes more sense now....... his father gave up his basketball career for his family and that probably instilled in kyrie to do the same

[@Mdautkreix]

Priorities

[@user-ff1ez5sy5h]

rod strickland - yessir!

[@lcf7662]

Dad is real one

[@allenwatkins177]

Fire 🔥 information

[@significant_pro2772]

Kyrie's dad kinda looks like Chris Paul

[@blondyManny]

His mother was happy in heaven seeing his son doing great👩‍👦

[@KxtrChopi]

He would have worn 11 on the Cavs but it was retired so he added the digits (1+1) and got 2

[@moneyman3253]

Kyrie inspires me🙏

[@greggpoppabich9281]

Dope!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@jstar6543]

The things that can happen for a child when the father and mother is involved💥

[@ProdRaju]

“Dred Derrick” 😂

[@Zer0Edits00]

You forgot to mention anything about how he got his handles 😩

[@mcgreenzzz2375]

Kyrie’s dad looks like him and Chris Paul mixed together

[@MoNehNeh17]

bruh Kyrie straight took that mans face.

[@neverhungryagain2187]

And his mother’s

[@dustinhall8164]

This is way too heartwarming

[@maxlewis2011]

This explains his confidence and skills

[@anthonygumbo2977]

That’s dope man

[@carlton4824]

Strickland was a beast

[@newyorkpfp8981]

Kyrie really violated his dad like that while playing defense

[@casadelmarcasadelmar3590]

Shout out to you Henry Hoops

[@shxne2great]

Rip Kyrie mom

[@frizzo910g5]

Rod Strickland damn it all makes sense now

[@shayy1x823]

The guy holding him looks like Chris Paul💀

[@michellejohnson5060]

Well done!!

[@jrvapor]

Kyrie put a lot of work in, that's where he got those handles his pops helped him mold that and having Rod Strickland in his corner didn't hurt either, those handles are sickening, guaranteed to make em jump like Rod Strickland, Can you name that tune!?!

[@CPI99]

He favors his dad with the smile

[@moniquemitchell5092]

Impressive Kyrie!! 🙏

[@tarikmounih3559]

I love those shorties, very informative bro, some things I cud nvr knew b4 u post em!!! M being true not nice to u homie👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

[@christopaci70]

Kyrie is special whatever people think of him.

[@_Nothing_24]

Love how his dad put his family first

[@ashermanjames2709]

God bless kyrie mother soul with good health and good blessings and God bless kyrie Irving's family

[@brandonwilsonjr.4903]

Born with nba dna like what

[@r4ydify]

He got his powers from pink sauce

[@rohangupte3545]

Can’t imagine what Kyrie went through at that time keep balling KAI 🔥🔥

[@kenbauer1]

Love Kyrie! Heart ❤️ 💙

[@datanyc004]

I just ate breakfast and it is hot 🔥 here in Hawaii but some how this gave me goosebumps. 🤙🏽

[@lolitacajucom1967]

One of the tough point guards today in the NBA. PERFECT BALL HANDLING is of his great baskeball skills.

[@damianwhindleton2218]

Even when it look like he doesn't have a handle on the ball far away from his body, he has FULL CONTROL

[@ericpayton2503]

THAT LAST LAY UP WAS #DOPE!..... PLUS ➕ I THINK THE CAVS PURPOSELY 🤔 GOT HIM!

[@EHN2024]

Ron Strickland is his Godfather.....😮 no wonder why Kyrie is an awesome elite ball player

[@alexryan9952]

Wish I had a dad like that...

[@RealWorldTate1]

Guys, the real reason his handles are so good is because when he was young, he used to go to a catholic school and they made him write with his right hand even though he was a lefty so he was able to use both hands equally while dribbling

[@TooDopeJohnSan]

Damn. That’s a legendary story

[@casadelmarcasadelmar3590]

I been knew this but shout out to you man

[@ericdarden1255]

Rod Strickland was dat dude... I definitely see him in Kyrie... vicious

[@kevinlambert5854]

Kyrie has never worked out with rod strickland before. Like ever it’s crazy

[@mohammedhaddad546]

And now he’s at home like us

[@seds94]

Fathers are #1

[@axucaroso]

I knew it! Kyrie finishes like Rod Strickland!

[@lioneltan2742]

One of the best players of his generation...

[@princesamuels5981]

Ballislife uncle drew like no other