Kyrie Irving Is Finally Just Playing Basketball

Dan Patrick: "Kyrie Irving has been great. He came to Dallas and there's no drama there. We haven't heard anything out of him. And that's good, because we do just want to see him play basketball. The other stuff, the off-the-court stuff, if he revisits that when he's done, great. I like to see a player who has that much talent to be back on the big stage again, and he's been through an awful lot. But at 32, all the sudden you look around and go 'this isn't going to last much longer, how do I want to be remembered?' Does he care about how he wants to be remembered? But when he does play, when he wants to play, he's remarkable. Was Dallas desperate? Maybe. But Mark Cuban was not afraid to take a chance. Kyrie had to respect Luka, had to respect Jason Kidd. He had to be willing to be a great team player and realize that you're not going to be the guy. He had to be a bit submissive to Luka, because it's Luka's team. And Kyrie has done a wonderful job."

Dan Patrick reacts to Kyrie Irving's impressive performance in the Western Conference Finals, helping the Dallas Mavericks advance to the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. Dan applauds Irving's efforts both on and off the court, as his commitment to his craft and his renewed focus that has steered him away from stirring up off-court controversy has revived the career of the 8x All-Star.