Kyrie Irving is one of the most polarizing figures in the NBA for a number of reasons. But one thing no one could ever say about the Nets point guard is that his heart is in the wrong place.
Irving has done so much good off of the court. Whether it’s covering salaries for WNBA players or buying meals for families who need them or donating food and masks to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe his mother is from.
He’s always doing some good and giving back to the community. We found out on Monday about some more good he did.
On Basketball News’ “The Rematch” podcast with Etan Thomas, Stephen Jackson talked about the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. Jackson was a close family friend of Floyd’s.
During the podcast, Thomas asked Jackson how Floyd’s family was doing — particularly, his daughter. He then revealed that Irving bought George Floyd’s family a house after he was killed by police.
On @etanthomas36's podcast, Stephen Jackson revealed that Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) bought a home for George Floyd's family. @DaTrillStak5 also thanked @lilbaby4PF (who paid for Gianna Floyd's birthday party), @BarbraStreisand and more.
FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/b7PS3C4Y6h pic.twitter.com/tHHe2T9Kyy
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) January 18, 2021
“I said I was going to continue to be my brother’s keeper and take care of his daughter and make sure her next days are her best days. And I have a lot of my friends, Kyrie Irving bought them a house, Lil Wayne’s manager bought them a Mercedez-Benz, Barbara Streisand bought them stock in Disney. So, I think God has definitely blessed her and right now she’s doing the best she’s ever done.”
That’s an incredible thing to hear, man. What’s even more incredible is it seems Irving did this “five or six months ago,” according to reporting from ESPN’s Marc Spears.
Shouts to Irving and everyone else for continuing to uplift Floyd’s daughter the way that have. That’s just amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB0R2_F1W4s&feature=youtu.be