At 8 a.m. Beijing time on March 23, 2023, NBA Mavericks player Kyrie Irving posted on his personal social media: This is how it began. Unfamiliar fans may be confused when they see it, but old fans have already understood what it means, to give everyone a hint, the Islamic month of Ramadan lasts from March 22 to April 20, yes, Ramadan will officially begin today. During Ramadan, no food can be eaten from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day.
Irving's decision is definitely a "thunderbolt" for the Lone Ranger, who are now in the final sprint of the regular season, and every game is about the Lone Ranger's playoff fate.
And this is not the first time that Owen has entered Ramadan, in the past, Owen has experienced Ramadan twice, because he cannot eat and drink during the day after entering Ramadan, so it must have an impact on his personal state, look at Owen's data during these two Ramadan.
The first Ramadan season came in 2020-21, during which Irving averaged 25.9 points, 6.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 47%, 39% and 96% from three-way range.
The second Ramadan season was in 2021-22, during which Irving averaged 26.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists while shooting 43.3%, 40.2% and 93% from the field.
Specific to the playoffs, the decline is more obvious in the first round of the playoffs that season, Irving can only average 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 44.4%, 38.1%, and 100% from three-point range.
Looking at the Lone Ranger's record, the current Lone Ranger ranks 8th in the West with a 36-36 record, and the Timberwolves and Jazz behind them have only one win gap, and may be overtaken by the opponent at any time, and may even fall out of the play-off zone and miss the playoffs, and now every game is extremely important for the Lone Ranger, and Irving's decision is undoubtedly a very serious blow to the team.
According to sources, in the face of Irving's demonizing behavior, the owner of the Lone Ranger, Cuban was very angry, believing that Irving's behavior hurt the team too much and was a very unprofessional behavior.
This season's lone ranger can be described as a go, ruthlessly traded Irving, partnered Doncic to hit the Finals, after the transaction was completed, Irving once played his duty, without any news off the court, things seem to be developing in a good way, I thought that the team could make a difference by Doncic and Irving, but Ou Shenxian suddenly came out and became an unstable factor for the team again.
Irving's contract expires this summer, and in the face of Irving's series of black history, do you think Cuban will renew his contract with Irving?