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Knicks’ Pitch to Get Kyrie Irving in 2019 Used a Custom TV, VCR, and Streetball Fantasy

They built Kyrie a custom television with a built-in VCR and a streetball-style tape selling Madison Square Garden as “the mecca.” Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and other NYC legends appeared. The video imagined a future where Kyrie wins big and becomes the city’s most popular baby name. The splash failed; he signed with Brooklyn instead that summer.