VIDEO: Kyrie Irving scores 1st basket of season in return from knee injury
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It's been 200 days since Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving scored a bucket in an NBA game, with a fractured left kneecap costing him the first 24 games of the 2015-16 regular season.
On Sunday, "Uncle Drew" was finally back in uniform for the defending Eastern Conference Champions as his team took on the Philadelphia 76ers.
After a few missed shot attempts in the first quarter, the three-time All-Star finally earned his first points on this open layup in the second stanza.
There it is! @KyrieIrving first basket of the season @Cavs
#CavsSixers https://t.co/Bi3SDp29qO
— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) December 20, 2015
It is only fitting that LeBron James was the one to assist on his teammate's "welcome back" moment.