Kyrie Irving is one of the best ball-handlers in the history of basketball. The Boston Celtics star can shimmy in and out of any situation. He's also one of the league's best shot creators. His ability to create a basket seemingly out of nowhere happens on a nightly basis.

On Thursday evening, Irving decided to reach into his bag of tricks and pull out a bit of mockery or respect — you decide.

Kyrie Irving slices and dices and steps back just like Houston Rockets star James Harden himself and hits the shot from deep with ease.

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Irving is one of the league's most efficient and deadly scorers. He might not be an elite playmaker like other superstar point guards, instead, Kyrie uses his dribbling ability like a weapon — aimed to shatter ankles.

The Celtics guard told Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated back in 2017:

“It’s definitely a weapon, but the fact that it’s a weapon with other weapons makes it a little more dangerous by being able to understand where my dribble can get me, what it can get me out of and how much more effective it can be if I utilize it more efficiently. There is creativity that goes into it, meaning to change on the fly with multiple combinations, multiple moves, being able to turn my practice into my work and really just have some fun out there. Being able to keep your defender in an unpredictable state is always a fun thing because you can dribble, shoot, pass. You're able to not only make plays for yourself, but for everyone on the court.”

Kyrie Irving is averaging 23.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game on the season while shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 41.3 percent from behind the arc.