Safe to say Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is not a fan of Thanksgiving.

After the Celtics lost to the lowly New York Knicks Wednesday night, Kyrie Irving was asked by reporters about his true feelings about Thanksgiving and the All-Star scoring guard didn't hold back.

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Kyrie Irving has Native American roots from his mom's side. He was given the name Little Mountain by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe earlier this year. Irving's mom passed away when he was a little kid. Thanksgiving is viewed by many to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans by colonists. It's a very controversial holiday in some parts of the world, and Kyrie Irving clearly doesn't like it.

Irving and the Celtics were booed on Wednesday by Celtics fans. Boston lost to New York by a final score of 117-109 to drop to 9-9 on the season. Kyrie Irving finished with 22 points, six rebounds and 13 assists in 37 minutes of action.

The Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Kyrie Irving and the rest of his teammates will look to snap out of this funk they are in. The Celtics aren't playing like a championship contender right now and things need to change quickly.