âTell me somethinâ/You motherf---s canât tell me nothing/Iâd rather die than to listen to you.â The opening lyrics to Kendrick Lamarâs second verse on the track âDNAâ seemingly serve as the mantra for the enigma of the NBA, Kyrie Irving. There is nothing perplexing about Irving on the court. A bona fide star and champion, the Brooklyn Nets guard has already cemented himself in the annals of basketball history. Irvingâs celebrity status has put him in the proverbial spotlight of sports media. Few players are viewed under the microscope as closely, and even fewer are as scrutinized.