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Celtics' Kyrie Irving honored by mother's Sioux tribe

By BLAKE NICHOLSON number, 11, and the words that Irving in late 2016 ex-
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) — "Welcome Home Kyrie Ir- pressed support on Twitter
Boston Celtics star Kyrie ving." for tribal efforts to lead the
Irving and his older sister "It truly is a good day for battle against the pipeline,
were officially welcomed Standing Rock," tribal which opponents believe
into their mother's Standing Chairman Mike Faith said, threatens the tribe's Missouri
Rock Sioux tribe on Thurs- turning to the Irvings. "For River water supply. Thou-
day. you two, welcome home." sands of people traveled
The All-Star guard and his Many in the crowd, includ- to the reservation area in
sister, model Asia Irving, vis- ing Char White Mountain, 2016 and 2017 to protest,
ited the tribe's reservation consider the siblings to be with hundreds being ar-
that straddles the North part of their family. rested. The pipeline began
Dakota-South Dakota bor- "We want him to know who operating in June 2017, but
der and took part in a cer- his relatives are," she said. the Standing Rock tribe is
emony recognizing their "We definitely don't want leading a court battle to try
tribal heritage and support him to think we're people to shut it down.
for the tribe's long battle using him for his money. Kyrie Irving discussed his
against the Dakota Access He's family." Sioux heritage during a
oil pipeline. Jewel Felix, who considers January 2017 interview
In front of a packed audi- Kyrie Irving her nephew, with ESPN, saying "there's
torium, they were honored said she became emotion- a home connection" with
with Lakota names during al when she heard he was the tribe's pipeline struggles
a ritual that tribal spokes- coming. and that he wanted to
woman Danielle Finn said "I started crying," she said. have a legacy outside of
"is a very special rite of "I can't believe it's happen- basketball. Irving this year
passage for a Lakota per- ing." asked Nike to put Stand-
son." While standing on Todd Giroux, a 14-year- ing Rock's seal on a new
a bison pelt, the siblings Boston Celtics basketball star Kyrie Irving accepts gifts from stu- old high school junior and sneaker. He also has a tat-
were smudged with sacred dents on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota point guard for the Stand- too of the Standing Rock
grasses, presented with tra- on Thursday, Aug 23, 2018. ing Rock basketball team, logo on his neck. Irving,
ditional quilts and eagle Associated Press said Irving became his hero who won an NBA champi-
feathers, and given names when the star gave him onship with the Cleveland
associated with their White WEE'-yun) means "Buffalo er and great-grandparents an autograph at a Celt- Cavaliers in 2016, was born
Mountain family. Woman." also have ties to the reser- ics game against the Tim- in Australia and grew up in
Kyrie Irving's Lakota name, The Irvings' late mother, vation. berwolves in Minneapolis. West Orange, New Jersey.
Hela, is roughly pro- Elizabeth Ann Larson, was The siblings were greeted Giroux came to Thursday's He played one season at
nounced (HAY'-law) and a member of the tribe and by hordes of fans, many event wearing an Irving jer- Duke University before join-
means "Little Mountain." lived on the reservation un- wearing green T-shirts with sey. ing the Cavaliers as the first
Asia Irving's name, Tatanka til her adoption at a young the Standing Rock Sioux "It's amazing," he said, add- overall pick in the 2011 NBA
Winyan, (tuh-TONG'-kuh age. Their late grandmoth- seal, Kyrie Irving's uniform ing "it makes it even cooler" Draft.q

Cowboys center Travis Frederick

has neurological disorder

been told that the illness of nerves around the brain clined to be more specific.
was detected at a fairly and spinal cord. Most peo- Joe Looney has been work-
early stage," Frederick said. ple recover from even the ing at center in Frederick's
"My doctors have told me most severe cases of the absence, but the Cowboys
that it is not possible to de- auto-immune disease, but have always considered
termine a timetable for a some will continue to have 2014 All-Pro right guard
return to the field right now, some degree of weakness, Zack Martin a possibility
but I am hopeful that I will according to the institute. there. Martin will miss the
be able to play as soon as Frederick saw a special- rest of the preseason af-
In this Nov. 19, 2017, file photo, Dallas Cowboys center Travis possible." ist in California while the ter hyperextending his left
Frederick (72) rests during a timeout in the team's NFL football The 27-year-old Frederick Cowboys were still in train- knee against the Bengals.
game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Arlington, Texas. has started all 83 games, ing camp there because Frederick was the second
Associated Press including three playoff of feelings he said were of three first-round picks
games, since the Cowboys similar to stingers in his neck in a span of four years, a
By SCHUYLER DIXON isn't sure on a timetable for drafted him late in the first and shoulders. When he group that anchors what
AP Pro Football Writer a return. round in 2013. returned to camp, he told is considered one of the
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Frederick said he has re- That streak is likely in jeop- reporters he checked out NFL's best offensive lines.
— Dallas Cowboys cen- ceived two treatments for ardy with the opener 2 1/2 OK. He was on the sideline Left tackle Tyron Smith,
ter Travis Frederick said Guillain-Barre Syndrome weeks away, Sept. 9 at for the preseason game the 2011 choice, has bat-
Wednesday he has been over the past 48 hours and Carolina. against Cincinnati on Sat- tled back issues in recent
diagnosed with a rare that the treatments will According to the Nation- urday. years. Frederick, Smith and
neurological disorder that continue for several days. al Institute for Neurologi- Coach Jason Garrett said 2014 pick Martin have all
causes weakness in various "I am very optimistic about cal Disorders and Stroke , Tuesday tests for Frederick been named to the Pro
parts of the body, and the my condition and the im- Guillain-Barre causes the continued with doctors in Bowl each of the past four
four-time Pro Bowl player mediate future, as I have body to attack a network the Dallas area. Garrett de- seasons.q