Kyrie Irving drops 50 points

Today Irving proved how capable a player he is and made his day memorable

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He became the third player in NBA history to score 50 points in less than 20 field goal attempts.

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Kyrie Irving is the only player to have scored 50 points more than once

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It was raining slogans in the stadium on Sunday, "Kyrie sucks, Kyrie sucks."

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Coach Steve Nash was overawed by Irving’s performance, saying: “He’s incredible. He’s a career-highlight reel every night. We have a special player on our hands

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It was also proving how devastating his absence from the team could be for them

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Due to non-vaccination, they were only able to play 5 out of 16 regular season games.

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The Nets won 132-121 against the Charlotte Hornets

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