Jason Kidd says ‘born closer’ Kyrie Irving can help solve Mavs’ clutch woes next season

Jason Kidd says ‘born closer’ Kyrie Irving can help solve Mavs’ clutch woes next season

DALLAS — At the tip of the Dallas Mavericks’ shootaround Monday morning, the workforce’s 4 rookies sang “Happy Birthday” to Dallas’ Hall of Fame coach and level guard who’s a lock to make it to Springfield, Mass., someday. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd turned 53. Kyrie Irving turned 34. “There was an attempt at ‘Happy Birthday,’”…

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What’s it like to have two grandchildren in the Winter Olympics? Let John Irving tell you

What’s it like to have two grandchildren in the Winter Olympics? Let John Irving tell you

BORMIO, Italy — Every every so often, Birk and Svea Irving, the brother-sister Olympic snowboarding duo, obtain textual content messages requiring time and a focus. They unlock their telephones, open their message apps, click on “Grandpa.” Then thumbs scroll. “Complete paragraphs, all spaced out,” Birk Irving says. “Grammatically, the best text messages you’ve ever seen.”…

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