Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will miss the next four to five months in the aftermath of his knee surgery, devastating Celtics fans with the playoffs right around the corner.

The news was generally unexpected as it was previously reported that Irving wouldn't miss that much time. Now that things have changed, Twitter had some timely reactions to the huge news.

This once again means an easy road for LeBron James to the NBA Finals…

And maybe the window is opening for a team like the Thunder with all of these injuries?

https://twitter.com/keiongg100/status/981939512950624256

Some are already thinking about next season for the Celtics.

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Even UFC's Dana White chimed in on the news…

https://twitter.com/DeAntae/status/981946242442854401

And here is a pretty interesting fact for NBA fans to think about now…

This really shakes up the playoff race in the East. The Celtics no longer look like contenders without Irving in the lineup, either paving the way for LeBron and the Cavs again or perhaps a team like the Raptors or 76ers can make a run?