West Orange native Kyrie Irving hosts community basketball event at St. Peter's University

Kyrie Irving handed out backpacks to students at his community basketball event at St. Peter's University in Jersey City.

News 12 Staff

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Aug 13, 2023, 5:01 PM

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Updated 487 days ago

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The stands were packed Friday and Saturday at St. Peter's University’s gym in Jersey City for Kyrie Irving’s community basketball event.

Irving likes to use this event to tap into the community and bring people together. He also gave out backpacks to students. The event also featured community day, a captivating one-on-one, cash prizes and a few NBA stars put on a show on the court.

News 12 New Jersey's Morgan Alston interviewed the NBA star about the community event.

Watch more with Irving below: