Kyrie Irving

Standing Rock Sioux · athletes

Kyrie Irving is an NBA superstar and enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The #1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, Irving won an NBA Championship with Cleveland in 2016, hitting one of the most iconic shots in Finals history.

Irving participated in a naming ceremony at Standing Rock, receiving his Lakota name "Hela." He has donated to the Standing Rock community and had his Nike shoe redesigned with Native American-inspired patterns, bringing Indigenous visibility to mainstream sports.