Kyrie Irving's season came to an end after he suffered a knee injury during the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Sacramento Kings on March 3. Before exiting the game, Irving battled through pain in order to take a pair of free throws.
Speaking on the incident while live streaming, Irving discussed his thought process and the emotions that were running through him in the immediate aftermath of sustaining the injury. The 33-year-old said that he thought about his "predecessors," namely Kobe Bryant, while standing at the charity stripe.
