Kyrie Irving expressed his frustration with his recent injury, now forced to sit out the rest of his 2017-18 campaign, including the postseason, thanks to yet another clean-up surgery to remove two screws in his bothersome left knee.

The Boston Celtics star took to Instagram and shared his thoughts on the matter, after the news disappointed many expecting his impending return.

“…Finding out I have an infection in my knee is definitely a moment that I now accept and move past without holding on to the all the what ifs, proving the nay-Sayers completely f***ing wrong, and accomplishing the goals I've set out for the team and myself,” said Irving in his post caption. “This season was only a snapshot of what's to come from me. Trust Me. “The journey back to the top of Mt. Everest continues.””

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The perennial scorer is bound to miss 4-5 months after this latest surgery on Saturday, which will put him in line to come back for the start of the 2018-19 season.

Irving should be free of any debris in his knee after this latest surgery, as his initial March 20 procedure removed a tension wire that had become infected, and this one will remove the screws — cleaning out any potential infecting agents remaining.