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Kyrie Irving Elected as Vice President of NBA Players' Union

Nets point guard Kyrie Irving was elected as the vice president of the NBA Players' Union on Monday.

Irving replaces Pau Gasol on the NPBA's executive committee after Gasol's three-year term as vice president expired. Irving will work alongside Players' Union president Chris Paul as well as board members Andre Iguodala, Anthony Tolliver, Bismack Biyombo, Malcolm Brogdon, Jaylen Brown, C.J. McCollum and Garrett Temple.

"This was the right time for me to run for a leadership position in the NBPA," Irving said on Monday, per ESPN. "I have been an observer and a participant in union affairs for a while, but for the most part, I was off on the sidelines, supporting our Executive Committee as they made important decisions.