NBA superstar Kyrie Irving reveals he did NOT want to play for Team USA and claims he was blocked from representing country of his birth

• Kyrie Irving says he was blocked from playing for Australia 
• Irving, 31, was born Down Under before returning to the US 
• He wanted to represent the Boomers but wasn’t allowed to 

Controversial NBA superstar Kyrie Irving had his heart set on representing the Australian national basketball team before a move was blocked by Team USA.

Irving, 31, was born in Melbourne in 1992 to expatriate parents, before moving back to the United States when he was just two years old.

But despite his short stint Down Under, Irving has revealed that he does not consider himself an American basketballer.

‘I consider myself an international player even though I played on Team USA,’ Irving said on a Twitch stream.

‘A lot of my peers laugh at me when I bring it up and some fans may not agree, but I was born in Australia.’