When he was selected as the No. 1 draft pick, Kyrie Irving clutched his stomach with his left hand and bent over the stage, unable to speak for a moment - people have not seen such a timid and nervous No. 1 draft pick in a long time. Irving said he was nervous because he had finally reached his long-cherished dream of playing in the NBA, and he didn't know it at the time, as if by fate, he and the two cities of New York and Boston have continued to this day, throughout his career.

In his senior year, Irving went to the Nets' home court. "It was the best day of my life." "After walking around the stadium," he later recalled, "I swore to myself that I had to be on a big stage like this."

Things are different. Irving is playing for the Nets against the Celtics.

For Owen to realize his dream, he had to beat his father, Dredrick. Dredrick is the second-leading scorer in Boston University history and was once the MVP of New York's Rock Park basketball mecca.

Irving's love for basketball was the same as his father's, and he started playing at 13 months old. When Owen was 4 years old, his mother Elizabeth died of sepsis, and basketball became the closest bond between father and son.

In the New York open-air court, the two men endlessly bullfighting, the son imitating the father's high serve, learning to make a two-handed layup, the father is forever full of trash talk, "You are a little punk." "Until I was 9, he made me cry almost every time." Irving said, "Because I'm no match for him." One day when he was 16 years old, Owen hit Dredrick 15-0 in a bullfight, who, seeing no onlookers, asked for a rematch and ended up with another 0-15.

Dredrick lost the game and took Irving to meet with New Jersey basketball legend Sandy Pyronen. As many as 31 NBA players have trained under Pyronen, Pyronen simply watched one of his games and immediately said, "Boy, practice with me." You can be better than the others." For the next three years, Irving practiced every day, Monday through Friday, and on weekends, he worked on physical fitness - a requirement of Pyronen's death.

After a brilliant senior season at St. Patrick's High School in New York, which produced Al Harrington and Dalemport (24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game), Coach K personally visited and asked Irving to join Duke.

When Dredrick and Irving went to Duke for a return visit, they walked in and saw Coach K watching the 1988 NCAA game in which Duke eliminated Boston College. The score was 85-69, and Dredrick saw the frustration of his younger self after the loss on video. He immediately said to Coach K, "Please prepare a jersey for my child."

Irving started his rookie season as a starter and wore the No. 1 jersey - the first Duke player to wear that number. Growing up, Owen, whose name means "Lord" in Greek, had a natural command of the pitch.

As a starting point guard, the 17-year-old led the United States to a late comeback against Brazil to win the U18 World Championship. Irving in the NCAA is indeed shining, his 1.75 assists per game than in the rookies of the year no one can compare. But, as we all later learned, the NBA is another story.

The controversy and conflict between the Celtics and the fans has been throughout Irving's career for nearly two years.

When Irving was first drafted and came to the Cavaliers, who once ranked last in the league, it was inevitable to compare Irving to lebron James. In the eyes of some veteran Cavs fans, he is like a "replacement" for James. Irving is the face of NBA Live games, James is the face of 2K; James had a live "decision" and Irving had an ESPN broadcast when he joined Duke; Both are good big-game players, handle the ball well, like to go left, and more importantly, James carried Cleveland's hopes (and eventually fulfilled them), and then Irving's turn. Cleveland didn't take Irving too seriously at first, and he didn't get free meals at restaurants like James did in his rookie year. Irving was trying to prove himself, starting with Boston.

Ten years ago, on January 29, 2012, the Cavaliers went to Boston for a road game with only 22.2 seconds left and the Cavaliers trailing by one point, then coach Byron Scott gave Irving a chance to take the final shot. He let the rookie handle the ball for 15 seconds and then attack. Scott's assistants think Irving should attack early, after all, he has only played 18 NBA games and may not have the same ability to kill as Garnett and Paul Pierce. "Let the boy try," Scott insisted.

Irving glanced calmly at his father, Dredrick, who was sitting courtside, and the Boston fans chanted defense in unison, watching Irving keep the clock down and dribble around the three-point line in search of opportunities. He found a gap between himself and Celtics forward Brandon Bass. So he went between Buss and another Celtics player, Avery Bradley, and the Celtics immediately closed the defense, but Irving was too fast, and with a flick of his left wrist holding the ball, he won.

The first highlight of Irving's nba career was the victory over the Celtics.
Since then, Irving has begun to build his reputation in the NBA world, going through a mixed career journey.

He was just a simple kid once. At Irving's press conference to join Cleveland, it was discovered that he had only one entourage -- his father; He moved into a simple apartment downtown instead of a suburban mansion; The first thing he bought with his new contract was a pair of socks. "They were expensive," Owen said. "They were bought by big boys." He thought of three restaurants before going out to dinner with No. 4 show Tristan Thompson, and avoided the VIP rooms.

During his early years with Cleveland, Irving was recognized by local fans. "There will be no burning of his shirt." Cavs season-ticket holder Jason Herron, who burned James' jersey in the summer of 2010, promised not to burn Irving's jersey.

After several verbal clashes, Boston fans have clearly hated Irving to the extreme. What will Brooklyn fans think of the basketball fairy next?