Kyrie Irving Speaks On Fasting During the NBA Postseason

Kyrie Irving is going to be hungry for another NBA championship this postseason.

The Brooklyn Nets star led the Brooklyn Nets to a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA’s Play-In game earlier in the week, locking up a playoff spot, all while fasting for Ramadan. Kyrie Irving was asked by reporters after the game how he maintains his energy without food and water while observing the Muslim holiday.

“For those who don’t know, [Fasting] means no food and no water from sun up to sun down,” a reporter explained in a video clip from the TNT broadcast.

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“It’s a journey with God and I’m not alone in this,” Irving said. “I have brothers and sisters all over the world that are fasting with me.”

Ramadan is a month-long religious holiday that follows the lunar cycle and involves fasting and prayer. According to USA Today, fasting includes abstinence from liquids, food and more.

“We hold our prayers and our meditations very sacred and when you come out here, I mean, god’s inside me, god’s inside you, god’s inside all of us,” Irving explained. “I’m walking with faith man, that’s all that matters and when I get a chance to do this in this type of arena and showcase my talents that have been granted to me strictly from god, I’m humble.”

Irving and the Brooklyn Nets will face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.

We’ll have to keep an eye on if the fasting is going to effect Kyrie on the court.

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