Kyrie Jackson.
What do Michael Jackson and Kyrie Irving have in common?
Well, apart from being flat-out weirdos, they both show signs of incredible flexibility and balance. Freaks yes, but freaks of nature, also.
What are we talking about? Just check this video out of Kyrie warming up at practice earlier this week:
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I don’t know about you, but my hamstrings and groins are in tears just watching this.
This is simply unbelievable — not just for an NBA athlete, but for anyone in general. It defies all theories of logic and gravity. Perhaps Kyrie is right about a flat earth after all.
His unorthodox training seems to be working just fine for Kyrie, as his balance and ball handling are considered the best in the league. It enables hm to do superhuman things like this:
Kyrie Irving, oh my. pic.twitter.com/X6oVDPWuuH
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) November 18, 2018
His balance and handles may be freakish, but it’s not helping the Celtics right now. The team from Bean town looks at a loss, starting the season 9-9, with three Ls on the trot. Not the start you expected from a team considered the best in the East. The good news is, there’s plenty of time to turn it around — especially should they land NOLA big man Anthony Davis, who was today reported to be showing interest in a move to the Garden.