MITCHELL — In an informal manner on an ordinary day, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team found themselves face-to-face with NBA champion and nine-time All-Star Kyrie Irving. pic.twitter.com/PR5heAthq2 — DWU Mens Basketball (@DWUMBB) September 23, 2025DWU men’s basketball head coach Sam Nicholson said coming out of a lifting session, he and his staff went over to the Corn Palace to get ready for practice and there Irving and his crew were walking in. “We were kind of murmuring, like, ‘That’s Kyrie isn’t it?’ So, then at that point, I walked over to his security guard and kind of confirmed,” Nicholson said. Irving has made a concerted effort in recent years to connect with his Lakota heritage. ADVERTISEMENT“He talked a lot about his family roots, and he just wanted to come check out Mitchell and kind of see where his mom grew up,” Nicholson said.