December 23, 2014 2012 Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star (and 2014 All-Star MVP), MVP of this year’s FIBA World Cup and a new signature Nike shoe — the KYRIE 1 — that drops at retail today. At 22, Aussie-born Cleveland basketball player Kyrie Irving is just getting started. WHAT MAKES IRVING…

BY USA BASKETBALL | DEC. 21, 2014, 3:32 P.M. (ET) Kyrie Irving takes a foul shot against Puerto Rico during Team USA’s game at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 22, 2014 in New York City. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (Dec. 21, 2014) – After helping to lead USA Basketball to a gold medal at the…

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Marcus Thompson Mercury News OAKLAND — Harrison Barnes is looking like the star he was in the 2013 playoffs. Something’s different. Really different. It’s bigger than him averaging 11.8 points on 51 percent shooting with 6.7 rebounds. That is marked improvement over 9.9 points on 39.9 percent…

By Darren Rovell | ESPN.com December 3, 2014, 10:02 PM ET NEW YORK – Nike unveiled the Kyrie 1, its first signature shoe for Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, on Wednesday night. “It’s great to have the support of Nike and the guys who came before me, like Kobe [Bryant]and LeBron [James],” Irving said. “It makes the…