Chinese basketball fans in disbelief as NBA star Kyrie Irving pays one a visit at his home
Shanghai fan whose social media account is named after Dallas Mavericks star posts video that sparks widespread envy, claims of being AI
How would you react if you opened your front door to find the basketball star you have idolised since middle school standing there? For one Kyrie Irving fan in China, the biggest battle was trying to prove that the encounter was not one generated by artificial intelligence.
On Tuesday, a Shanghai fan whose social media account takes the name of the Dallas Mavericks star as well as his jersey number posted a video on a Chinese platform that sparked widespread envy in the comments section.
In the clip, the 18-year-old fan introduces himself and claims that Irving is currently inside his home, before panning the camera to reveal the NBA star waving to the audience.
Inside the home, Irving chatted with the fan as if he were a friend, comparing hand sizes and gifting him multiple autographed jerseys and trainers. The NBA star also readily agreed to leave his signature on the fan’s wall.
“It’s like a dream; Kyrie came to my house,” the fan captioned the post, which attracted 863,000 likes in less than two days.
Irving himself commented under the video: “Great meeting you, and congrats on your gaokao exam.”