Former ESPN analyst and blogger Bill Simmons cast an imaginary bet via his Twitter on Friday when he reacted to ex-Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving commenting on his desire to end his career alongside fellow All-Star in forward Kevin Durant.

Irving, who signed a four-year deal in the offseason with the Brooklyn Nets despite promising to re-sign with the Celtics, Simmons' favorite NBA team, will team up with Durant and one-time All-Star center DeAndre Jordan, of Los Angeles Clippers “Lob City” fame. Speaking to reporters at the Nets' annual media day initiating the unofficial start of the season, Irving said he and Durant wanted “end our careers” together, picking Brooklyn as the destination to do so.

Simmons shared the video of Irving stating his end goal, sarcastically quipping how unlikely it would happen. “If [Irving and Durant] actually end their careers together,” The Ringer CEO tweeted, “I will change my Twitter avatar to a picture of Kobe and Artest ecstatically hugging right after the 2010 Finals ended.”

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Simmons is known for his early pioneering blogging days with ESPN's online edition before establishing a sports and pop culture nexus for the Worldwide Leader, Grantland. After his ouster, he set up The Ringer, another crossroads for sports and other topics to cover and continued his popular podcast program. Simmons has also long been a not-so-closeted Celtics fan despite his national presence in sports media.

In the wake of Irving's free-agency decision, Boston fans, like Simmons, have felt betrayed by the one-time NBA champion's departure due to little and less success found in Bean Town by Kyrie after he forced a trade away from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At least for the next four years, however, it looks like Irving, Durant, and Jordan will be teammates in Brooklyn. Beyond that, though, it's unclear whether any will still play next to one another or stay in the league.