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Kyrie Irving Shares Update With Fans After Suffering Another Knee Injury

"I know God and the angels definitely looked out for me on that one!"

Brooklyn Nets' point guard Kyrie Irving is going to miss some time after suffering another knee injury, but it doesn't appear as though he'll be out for long. The injury occurred during the fourth quarter of Saturday night's loss to the Washington Wizards, when Irving fell awkwardly on his right knee. 

"What a week," Irving said following the loss, per ESPN. "I'm OK, though. Just gotta get an MRI. X-rays were negative, just [have to] go home and see what's going on."

An MRI later revealed that Irving suffered a sprained right knee ligament, which will keep him out of action for at least a week.

After Saturday's loss in D.C., Irving told reporters (per ESPN), "I've done some pretty decent things to my knees in the past. The most important thing is just making sure my ACL was fine. It was just a weird, weird, weird fall. I just felt a lot stretching and tension afterward. Just a bad fall."

On Sunday, Irving took to social media to further explain that he'll be okay after all.

"I appreciate everyone reaching out! I'll be okay after last night's tweak with my knee. Honestly, what a scare, but I know God and the angels definitely looked out for me on that one! The Marathon Continues though, gotta keep the same focus and determination to get back out there when I'm healthy. What a week of challenges, but I trust in the Divine Purpose of life!"

Irving has already missed 28 of Brooklyn's 48 games this season, the most in his career, according to ESPN. The Nets are currently sitting at 21-27, which is still good enough for seventh in the Eastern Conference. 

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Kyrie Irving On Criticism He Receives: ‘They Crucified Martin Luther King, Too’

"They crucified Martin Luther King for speaking about peace and social integration."

Brooklyn Nets All Star point guard Kyrie Irving has made it clear that he thinks the team needs to add another piece or two in order to compete with the league's elite teams. Irving was criticized for telling reporters as much following last week's loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but he is certainly used to the backlash.

During a lengthy interview with YES Network's Michael Grady, Irving spoke candidly about how he views those who speak negatively about him, all while referencing the immense scrutiny faced by Martin Luther King.

"When I was out for those seven weeks and not saying anything and still people are still saying things about me. It’s inevitable. They crucified Martin Luther King for speaking about peace and social integration. You can go back to historical leaders and great people in society that do great things, and they’re still going to talk shit about them. It is what it is."

Irving's comments came at the 2:40 mark in the video embedded below.

Irving's Nets are in action today as part of the NBA's annual slate of Martin Luther King Day games, but Irving himself won't be suiting up. According to head coach Kenny Atkinson, the 27-year old guard experienced tightness in his hamstring prior to tipoff and was subsequently pulled from the lineup.

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Kyrie Irving Addresses Nets’ “Glaring” Needs Following Loss To Sixers

"It's pretty glaring we need one more piece or two more pieces."

Kyrie Irving thinks the Brooklyn Nets still need to add one or two more pieces in order to compete with the best teams in the league. Following Wednesday night's 117-106 loss in Philadelphia, Irving told reporters that he knew what he signed up for coming into this season, and that the team's needs are "glaring."

When asked about how much work needs to be done to compete with the top teams in the Eastern Conference, Kyrie explained that the current goal is to "do the best with the guys that we have in our locker room now" and worry about moving the pieces (in other words, pulling off trades) to compliment him and KD this summer.

Irving's full comments, per ESPN:

"I mean, it's transparent. It's out there. It's glaring, in terms of the pieces that we need in order to be at that next level."

"I'm going to continue to reiterate it. We're going to do the best with the guys that we have in our locker room now, and we'll worry about all the other stuff, in terms of moving pieces and everything else, as an organization down the line in the summer.

"It's just something that we signed up for. We knew what we were coming into at the beginning of this season. Guys were going down left and right for us. [Garrett Temple] is out, [DeAndre Jordan] just got hurt tonight, Wilson [Chandler] is just coming back. We have complementary young guys as well that have done a great job the last three years.

"Collectively, I feel like we have great pieces, but it's pretty glaring we need one more piece or two more pieces that will complement myself, [Kevin Durant], DJ, GT, Spence [Dinwiddie], Caris [LeVert], and we'll see how that evolves."

As a result of Wednesday's defeat, the Nets now sit at 18-22 as we near the midway point of the season. Despite the sub.500 mark, Brooklyn is still four games up for control of the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

Up next for the Nets are a pair of home games against some of the Eastern Conference's top teams, including a matchup against the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night and another date with the Sixers on Monday.