Dzanan Musa on Kyrie: “We weren’t allowed to enter the locker room until he drove away the evil spirits”
Source in Serbian/Bosnian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzLgKfVes4&t=1340s Article in English: https://www.basketballnetwork.net/latest-news/ex-nba-player-recalls-kyrie-irvings-shocking-pre-practice-ritual
Kyrie is a guy who lives in his own movie. You can be there, but he’s still doing his own thing, regardless of the fact that you’re teammates and supposed to play together,” Musa recalled on the “6.75range” podcast. “For example, before every practice, he would burn sage. We weren’t allowed to enter the locker room until he drove away the evil spirits. I didn’t agree with it, of course, but Kyrie is Kyrie. What was I supposed to say? Tell him to leave?
I'm bewildered by this. I would love to know the details - did the others wait outside, or was there an agreed time everyone would come and Kyrie would just get there earlier to perform the ritual?
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC