LeBron James, who scored 41 points himself, called Kyrie Irving's 41-point game one of the "greatest performances in [NBA] Finals history." Fellow athletes seemed to be in similar wonderment as Irving torched the Warriors as the Cavs closed out Game 5.
Kyrie out here hurting feelings man....smh
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) June 14, 2016
Kyrie... Putting on a clinic
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) June 14, 2016
Kyrie going crazy!!!
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) June 14, 2016
Kyrie. My goodness.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) June 14, 2016
Uncle DREW!!! @KyrieIrving is a SAVAGE!!
— Joe Haden (@joehaden23) June 14, 2016
2nite was a special night! 41 & 41 by @KyrieIrving & @KingJames. This was a HUGE win on the road to force a Game 6.
— Terrell Owens (@terrellowens) June 14, 2016
Straight beast mode I like it Kyrie🔥
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) June 14, 2016
Uncle Drew cooolldddddd!!!!!!
— Mark Ingram II (@MarkIngram22) June 14, 2016
The social awe is easy to understand given the 12 points Irving poured in in the final period, including some impressive slicing and dicing.