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Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge is reportedly undeterred on making a trade for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis, even without the assurance that he would agree to an extension with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ainge knows that if he is successful on his gambit, there is no possibility that Kyrie Irving […]

Leadership is a skill. But some are born with the inclination to become a leader, while others are prone to follow. Talent is gifted to you, but it takes skill to push talent to places and spaces you’ve never been. For LeBron James, he has acquired both the skill as a basketball player and leadership and […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is set to make a big screen appearance yet again, as he will star in an upcoming film based on the Skirvin Hotel. The hotel, located in Oklahoma City and frequented by NBA players visiting the city to take on the Thunder, is widely considered haunted. In fact, some […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will be held out of Monday night’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets due to a hip strain, according to an official report fro the team. #NEBHInjuryReport Kyrie Irving (left hip strain) is OUT tonight vs Brooklyn. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 28, 2019 Irving missed Wednesday game against the […]

There’s a growing sense of uncertainty that superstar point guard Kyrie Irving will re-sign with the Boston Celtics in the summer, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. There’s a growing belief of uncertainty that Kyrie Irving will not re-sign with Boston, sources said, even though he vowed to do so at the beginning of […]

Stephen Curry wasn’t pleased with Kyrie Irving’s words, following the Golden State Warriors’ 115-111 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday. The Celtics star guard said the Warriors “had poise but they also got pretty lucky, too.” Curry didn’t concur (h/t Chelsea Howard of Sporting News). Steph Curry on Kyrie Irving saying the Warriors got […]

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors clashed yesterday in a game that could very well be a preview for the upcoming NBA Finals. According to Kyrie Irving, however, the outcome was a bit lucky. In a back and forth affair that ended with a 115-111 Warriors victory, fans were treated to a quality game […]

Andre Iguodala has seen plenty of Kyrie Irving in the last four years, but the Boston Celtics superstar’s moves still continue to baffle the Golden State Warriors veteran. That held true in one play during the matchup between the Celtics and Warriors Saturday night. Irving caught Iguodala on an island and proceeded to pull off […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving missed Wednesday’s game against the Cavaliers due to flu-like symptoms, but it sounds like he’s recovered enough to suit up against the Warriors. Kyrie Irving (flu) will be ready to go for the #Celtics against the #Warriors tomorrow, per Brad Stevens — Josue Pavón (@Joe_Sway) January 25, 2019 The […]

The Golden State Warriors considered the Boston Celtics as their biggest threat to their championship hopes, and they still do; largely in part to one key player — Kyrie Irving. Shaun Livingston, who has experienced three straight NBA Finals playing against him (2015-17) knows what a catalyst like Irving can do for a team, having […]

The final voting of the 2019 All-Star Game fan voting is finally here, as LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks were named as team captains after leading all nominees in the voting. As the top overall finisher in fan voting, @KingJames will make first pick in the First Round […]

Nobody this season has been on the same level as James Harden in terms of scoring. Following a 61-point performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, Harden extended his streak of scoring 30 or more points in consecutive games to 21 games. This places him behind only Wilt Chamberlain, who has streaks of both […]

It was not long ago that Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics was tagged as one of the most promising young stars of the NBA. Today, he’s seen as a leader and mentor by Terry Rozier, and the guard shared what Irving does to prepare him mentally. When Irving is out, he still takes time […]

After Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving revealed to reporters that he called former Cavs teammate and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to apologize for how he acted during his younger days in Cleveland, some began to speculate if Irving would consider signing with the Lakers in the summer and reunite with James. […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will be held out of Wednesday’s game against the Cavs due to flu-like symptoms, according to a report from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Kyrie Irving won’t play tonight against the Cavs because of flu-like symptoms. — Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) January 23, 2019 Irving, now 26 years of age, is coming […]

On Monday night, Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving finished with 26 points, 10 assists, three rebounds and eight steals in a 107-99 win over the Miami Heat. It was just the latest spectacular all-around performance for the point guard, who has taken his game to new heights this year after coming off of a knee […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat on Monday at the TD Garden, and Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving had an extraordinary game, etching his name next to Hall of Famer and Boston legend Larry Bird. In 34 minutes against the Heat, Irving finished with 26 points, 10 assists and eight steals, becoming the […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving reminded everyone on Monday why he is called Uncle Drew. During the third quarter against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden, Kyrie Irving dished a spectacular no-look, between-the-legs pass to shooting guard Marcus Smart in the right corner, drawing oohs and aahs from the Boston crowd. Smart finished […]

After another huge performance for the Boston Celtics on Friday, Kyrie Irving has matched a franchise record that is currently held by the great Larry Bird. Following his 38-point, 11-assist performance in Friday night’s 122-116 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, Irving is the first Celtic in more than three decades to notch at least 27 […]

Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving confronted Memphis Grizzlies guard Shelvin Mack during the third period of their match on Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston. Irving was obviously irked, as he was seen having some words for Mack, which led to technical fouls for both players. The one-time NBA champion guard revealed after […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says star point guard Kyrie Irving is “dying to win” and Irving’s leadership comments are coming from a good place. After the Celtics lost to the Orlando Magic last weekend, Kyrie Irving said the young guys on the team don’t know what it takes to win a championship. Then, […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving could explore a potential reunion with former teammate LeBron James as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers during his unrestricted free agency this summer. The recent call with James to address his departure and apologize for his erroneous ways of handling a trade […]

Charles Barkley shared his thoughts on the apology of Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics to LeBron James. On NBA on TNT, Barkley went straight to the point and said that he isn’t buying the Celtics’ guard apology to James. Asked on what his thoughts were, the NBA legend said: “I didn’t like it all. […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was reportedly very appreciative that Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving called him and apologized for how he acted during his younger days in Cleveland, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. After the Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Kyrie Irving revealed to local reporters […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN basketball analyst Jalen Rose says the players on the Boston Celtics are looking for star point guard Kyrie Irving to make them better on the basketball floor. Kyrie Irving recently said the young players on Boston don’t know what it takes to win a championship. The five-time All-Star then […]

Circulating social media for the past week or so has been the 10-year challenge. It involves posting one picture of yourself 10 years ago and then one from this year. It’s sort of a “glow-up” post, but it’s more focused on the actual amount of years rather than the actual growth of the person Jayson […]

Kyrie Irving, after his 27-point and 18-assist performance against the Toronto Raptors, told the media that he was wrong for blaming his Boston Celtics teammates for the team’s slump. Irving realized that he needed to critique his teammates in love rather than latching onto hate. Kyrie Irving says Jaylen Brown was right — he can’t […]

After the Boston Celtics’ 117-108 home victory against the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving told reporters that he called former teammate and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to apologize because he didn’t realize how hard it can be to lead a young core of players. The Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak during which the […]

In their win over the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics either scored or assisted his team’s final 25 points. Per ESPN, Irving finished with 27 points, a career-high 18 assists, and five rebounds in their 108-117 victory over the Raptors. Kyrie scored or assisted on the Celtics’ final 25 points of the […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics didn’t need to look to find Gordon Hayward underneath the basket. In their game against the Toronto Raptors, Irving wasted no time after securing the loose ball to set up the play. He immediately found Hayward camping underneath the basket. Check out Kyrie Irving’s sick no-look pass as posted […]

Boston Celtics center Al Horford came off a fast break with some serious thunder on forward Serge Ibaka and the Toronto Raptors late in the third quarter of an Eastern Conference battle. Al Horford gets the dunk + stare down on Ibaka 😤 https://t.co/TwYSvthOvM — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Ibaka has been known as […]

For the past couple of weeks, there has been a ton of tension in the Boston Celtics locker room. Just the other day, Kyrie Irving called out his younger teammates for not playing with a championship attitude. As the de facto leader in Boston, Irving is learning that it’s not so easy to keep his teammates […]

On Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving had a huge game. He set a new career high in assists and completely dominated for the Boston Celtics. Al Horford contributed 24 points with seven rebounds, and Jason Tatum had 16 points with 10 rebounds on the game. Irving came out in this game and set the […]

Who says he’s robotic? Kawhi Leonard let loose a bit after finishing over Boston Celtics’ guard Marcus Smart during the Toronto Raptor’s loss to their division rivals. KAWHI NOT?? https://t.co/6PUORDAheB — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Kawhi not, indeed. Leonard had 33 points, but it wasn’t enough as Toronto lost in Boston, 117-108. The Raptors […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving’s magisterial ball handling was put on display yet again during Wednesday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, and it had Danny Green quickly trying to recover. Kyrie so crafty 🎨 pic.twitter.com/TPYDqFFS0I — ESPN (@espn) January 17, 2019 Irving returned to action for the Celtics after sitting out Monday’s loss to the […]

The Boston Celtics take on Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, and Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is not on the team’s injury report after missing Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Irving didn’t play versus the Nets due to a quad injury. The Celtics lost to Brooklyn by a final score […]

The Boston Celtics capped off a thoroughly embarrassing three-game road trip with a 109-102 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, dropping them to 25-18 on the year. Afterward, Celtics guard Terry Rozier acknowledged that Kyrie Irving lit into the team following their loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday: “Kyrie said a lot […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown won’t put all of his team’s struggles on this young core of players, claiming everyone else should be just as accountable for this midseason slump: “We gotta be more accountable as a group,” Brown said, according to Tom Westerholm of MassLive. “It’s not one guy. It’s not the young guys’ […]

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics strongly believes that Kyrie Irving’s comments came from a good place. Per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Tatum commented on Irving’s criticism of the team. To recall, Irving said that the young guys in the team don’t know what it takes to be a championship contender. Per NBA reporter […]