Kyrie Irving helped carry the Cavaliers to their third straight NBA Finals, but couldn't get them over the hump for a second consecutive title.
The Blue Devils have the most NBA players in the league, but Kyrie Irving is the only big name left for Duke in the Finals—and he delivered.
Several ex-Blue Devils have made headlines in the NBA conference semifinals, but only Kyrie Irving made a significant impact on the court.
Duke's former stars have struggled to make a consistent impact in the postseason thus far.
Most of the former Blue Devils in the postseason have struggled to make an impact thus far in the first round.
The Blue Zone takes a look at the former Blue Devils who are healthy and ready to contribute for playoff teams.
Several former Blue Devils are already readying for the playoffs heading into the last week of the regular season.
A few former Blue Devils were busy during All-Star weekend and are now ready for the stretch run of the regular season.
Most former Blue Devils are still having good years, but one rising star had another season cut short due to a devastating injury.
Several former Blue Devils like Jabari Parker are leading up-and-coming teams back into the playoff hunt as the NBA season is past its halfway point.
Kyrie Irving has made headlines more frequently off the court than on it, while a surging Jabari Parker is leading the pack for the NBA’s most improved award.
Irving has scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games as the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers sit atop the Eastern Conference again.
Young former Blue Devils are having breakout seasons with improved numbers all over the NBA.
Duke basketball figures took to Twitter to congratulate head coach Mike Krzyzewski, associate head coach Jeff Capel and former Blue Devil point guard Kyrie Irving after Team USA won the Olympic gold medal Sunday.
Multiple former Blue Devils have said after leaving school early for the NBA that they want to return to Durham to get their degrees. Few have done so with goals as lofty as Jabari Parker's.
He previously said he wanted to get his Duke degree within five years of leaving the University in 2011, but Kyrie Irving has changed his plans since becoming one of the NBA's youngest stars.
In addition to revealing the new USA basketball jerseys Monday ahead of the Olympics in August, Nike revealed a new signature shoe for recently-crowned NBA champion Kyrie Irving.
Former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving started his summer with his first NBA championship, and he could finish it with his first Olympic gold medal in August.
Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers are making a triumphant return to the NBA finals after winning the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors.
The Miami Heat fell to the Toronto Raptors in seven games, meaning Kyrie Irving is the main former Duke standout still standing in the playoffs.
