Is there any Connection Between Kyrie Irving and Julius Erving?

The world believes that Kyrie and Julius are connected due to their same interest in sports and the resemblance. Let’s explore is true or not.

Julius is a retired basketball player and one of the ideal personalities of the 1980s. This American player is a 74-year-old man who retired in the late 1980s, having 9 children and is living a peaceful and happy life.

Whereas, Irving is the Number 1 champion of the NBA Draft 2011 and has earned millions of fans due to his achievements and success. He got an interest in sports due to his father, Drederick Irving who was a sport champion of his time.

 

 

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All You Need to Know About Julius Erving

Julius was Born in the year 1950, 22 Feb on Long Island (East Meadow). From the age of 13, he was raised in NY. Attending Roosevelt High School and having an interest in football, the young boy was known by his nickname Dr. J.

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At an early age, he was admitted to the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the year 1968 and took part in many football and basketball games. After completing his bachelor’s degree, the boy also took the honorary degree of a doctorate from UMass.

 

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Playing with enormous efforts, the man won many awards and took part in different games like NBA champion (in 1983), ABA champion (in 1974, 1976), NBA Most Valuable Player (in 1981), ABA Most Valuable Player (from 1974–1976), All-ABA Second Team (in 1972), ABA scoring champion (from the year 1973, 1974, 1976) etc. 

The man is involved in philanthropy and community activity. This legendary personality is a father of 9 children. He got married to Turquoise in the year 1972 and was selected in 2003. The couple had four kids together Jazmin, Julius III, Cory, and Cheo. From four of his kids, Cory passed away in the year 2000 when she was 19 years old after she got missing and another family adopted her.

However, the man had an affair with Samantha Stevenson and the couple has a daughter named Alexandra Stevenson. Likewise,  he keeps her private life and daughter away from the media.

In the same way, the man is also involved with Dorys Madden and had a child together in 2003 (soon after her divorce from Turquoise

The couple Madden and Julius got married in the year 2008 and had 4 children.

The Rising Star: Kyrie Irving

On the other hand, Kyrie Irving was born in the year 1992, on March 23, in the city of Australia, Melbourne. The boy was raised by her parents Drederick Irving and Elizabeth among his sisters Asia and London. He participated in basketball at Montclair Kimberley Academy during high school and completed his high school journey from St. Patrick, New Jersey.  After high school, he went to Duke University.

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During his career, the boy had hundreds of awards and participated in many championships to get success like the NBA champion (in 2016), USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (in 2014), FIBA World Cup MVP (in 2014), All-NBA Third Team (in 2015, 2021) etc.

The man is also known as the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the year 2014, All-Star Games. However, the man is currently playing for the Dallas Mavericks.

 

 

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Being the son of a basketball player, the man recently converted the hai religion to Islam and fasts in the holy months.

Is Kyrie Irving related to Julius Erving?

In the industry of the NBA, there are often some family connections between champions. The rumors of Julius And Irving have been connected and are spread all over the world. However, among the 9 children of Julius, Kyrie Irving does not exist. Julius stated in an interview that Kyrie Irving is one of the ideal NBA players he always loves to watch.

People are curious that is Is kyrie Irving related to Julius Irving. However, the surnames of both champions do not match so the rumor that both of the players share a father-and-son duo is not true.

Kyrie Irving stated in an interview that he has only one father and that his dad is Drederick Irving. Also, both of the players share a different background as Julius is from East Meadow, N.Y.

Whereas Kyrie is from Australia. Both of the players idealize each other careers and achievements but do not have any family terms.

However, both of them have gained immense success and fame in their career as well as have millions of fan following on their accounts.

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