Overreaction Tuesday is on following the Boston Celtics' Monday night loss, which now puts them on the brink of elimination after sweeping their way to the second round of the playoffs. ESPN's Jalen Rose went as far as to say that Kyrie Irving is “done” in Boston, noting the rest of his teammates would be willing to help him pack his way out of there:

“Here is the distinction that the Celtics had to make, and I said this the day that they signed Kyrie,” said Rose on ESPN's “Get Up!” on Tuesday morning. “They used to be a pace-and-space team where the ball and the movement dictated who got the shot. Kyrie Irving is a ball-dominating, isolation-type of player. They used to be a team where Al Horford, their center, led them in assists — that was their style.

“Now they've chosen to give the ball to Kyrie to take them home. He's shown that he can't be the best player on a contending team. And I agree with you (pointing to Jay Williams), he's done in Boston …  His teammates will help him pack. They can't wait for him to go.”

Irving has been the cause of several feel-good stories throughout his two-year tenure in Boston, but he has also been at the center of the drama that used to be nearly nonexistent before his arrival in Beantown.

The Celtics showed enough potential to come a game shy of the NBA Finals without him or Gordon Hayward last season, and a lot of young pieces remember that and in a way resent his return.

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Irving has been more about himself and his concern for his portrayal of leadership than making this a unit, which has rubbed teammates the wrong way throughout the season. The result? A locker room divided between veterans and young players champing at the bit for their chance to play and show their mettle.

Besides a rousing Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks, Irving has shot under 40% in each of his last three games, now putting his tenure as this team's leader in potential peril as the Celtics face elimination.