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Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving is known as one of the best ballers on (flat) Earth. However, there is a side to this former No. 1 overall pick that some hoops fans might not be aware of. Though he’s one of the best ball-handlers in today’s NBA, he’s also one of the league’s newest recording […]

The Boston Celtics will surely take a crack at the biggest free agent of this 2018 class in LeBron James, and while this could spell a reunion with former teammate Kyrie Irving far too soon, Fox Sports 1 panelist Nick Wright explained how the new version of this one-two punch could potentially work in Beantown. […]

The New York Knicks, a supposed sleeping giant in the NBA, are forever a few moves away from competence. It is a never ending cycle of ho-hum moves made by an owner who is as known for his equally awful musical exploits as he is his passe approach to running the franchise. And yet, with […]

Kyrie Irving has decided to bet on himself by not taking on contract extension talks this summer with the Boston Celtics. The move makes sense, as he stands to make a whopping $80 million more by waiting until next season, where he could make $188 million over the next five years, much like other free […]

The Boston Celtics despite not having the services of their two All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward were able to push a win away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in eight years. It was charge led by their young core group that has brought forth much optimism about the future that […]

In the days that have followed the end of the 2018 NBA Finals, there has been much chatter surrounding All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving’s long-term future with the Boston Celtics. Irving is set to enter the fourth year of his five-year, $94.3 million deal that has a player option for the 2019-20 season that could see him […]

The New York Knicks could be in the running for one of the NBA’s biggest superstars, but it isn’t free agency darling LeBron James, but rather his former teammate Kyrie Irving. The Boston Celtics point guard revealed a conversation with Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis from last season, unsolicited: “I told (Porzingis), I would love to […]

Since the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals, there has been constant chatter surrounding All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving’s long-term future with the Boston Celtics. All of this noise has surrounded his largely non-committal stance about working out a new extension with the franchise. This has created a sense of uncertainty from the Celtics about […]

The Golden State Warriors managed to check the last empty box in their four-year duel with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a clean sweep. Short of a Game 1 that went to overtime, the Cavs looked drastically overmatched by a team that retained its potent firepower, clearly lacking the presence of perennial All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving […]

Just recently, Kyrie Irving made a lot of Boston Celtics fans a little bit wary of their team’s future when it was reported that the star point guard might consider leaving Beantown via free agency in 2019. While that free agency is an entire year away from when the rumor first surfaced, it has certainly […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off a rather impressive 2017-18 NBA season. The fact that they did it without point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward Gordon Hayward means some major changes could be on the horizon. Irving is set to become a free agent after next season. According to Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports, Boston is […]

Kyrie Irving got a lot of people talking when he first presented his theory about the world being flat. He recently opened up more about his idea of the world with the New York Times, and it appears there could just be a little trolling going on. Irving was asked why he originally brought this up, […]

Game 3 of the Finals showed just how valuable Kevin Durant is to the Golden State Warriors. With two-time MVP Stephen Curry and All-Star Klay Thompson struggling to make shots, it was up to the MVP by way of Oklahoma City to save the day. Durant saved the Warriors Wednesday night from horrendous shooting by […]

He just got there it seems but Kyrie Irving’s long-term future with the Boston Celtics is already being questioned by some. This sprouted up initially in the playoffs as the Celtics made it to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals without Irving before being ousted by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Now it’s […]

The Boston Celtics had to play this postseason without Kyrie Irving, but things are looking up for the guys in green. They were able to make the Eastern Conference Finals without Irving or Gordon Hayward and they also have a lot of young players to build around and try to reach the NBA Finals next […]

Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors is one of the best shooters to ever play the game of basketball. This much as been proven throughout his already illustrious career. But something that constantly gets overlooked is how good of a defender he is, and what it takes not only be a focal point of […]

The Boston Celtics will have some major decisions to make with their personnel over the next month. While the likes of Marcus Smart and Shane Larkin will be fishing for long-term deals and impending extensions are due for Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown, the team could be looking for a major re-shuffle. Legendary TV voice […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been rumored to be a Boston Celtics target for the past season in a quest for the next superteam in the East. Yet legendary TV voice Mike Gorman thinks the only way the Celtics could trade for the all-around big man would be to swap stars. “Again, if […]

The Boston Celtics suffered a tough Game 7 defeat at home at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and their already-injured star in Kyrie Irving was not in attendance for the team’s final eventual home game as he was undergoing minor surgery on his nose for a deviated septum. Irving was already missing time due […]

The Boston Celtics have fallen just a win shy of reaching their first NBA Finals in nearly a decade after coming up short against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of Eastern Conference Finals. Boston was able to make a deep playoff run without the services of their All-Star duo of Kyrie Irving and Gordon […]

Without the services of Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, the Boston Celtics took the Cleveland Cavaliers to seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals. And though their fate was unfortunate, several members of the team, including Al Horford, are feeling confident about the future. As most hoops fans know, the Celtics lost Hayward on opening […]

The Boston Celtics fell short of making the NBA Finals, but also missed one of their most important cogs at the end of the bench, as Kyrie Irving was absent for this pivotal Game 7 at the TD Garden. Irving caught plenty of flack from the national broadcast crew, but president Danny Ainge spoke on […]

Kyrie Irving could soon be locked into a long-term deal with the Boston Celtics, now having dealt with the underlying impediment keeping him from being at full strength. The 26-year-old point guard underwent season-ending knee surgery to remove debris from his 2015 procedure, making it the right time to discuss an extension with the team […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

For a competitor like Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, being reduced to a mere spectator in the playoffs is a predicament that is very tough for him to accept. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is among the first ones who will say that about Irving, who has not played in a game since undergoing […]

Jalen Rose has had some crazy NBA takes before, but he might have topped them all on Tuesday on the Jalen and Jacoby Podcast when discussing Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving. On Monday on NBA Countdown he said that if anyone says that Kyrie Irving wants to win a championship without him, that person is […]

For the most part of the playoffs, Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving could be seen on the bench, lending his support and cheering for his teammates. That was not the case in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ home court, as the former Cavs guard was not seen on the […]

When Kyrie Irving talked about the Earth being flat, he set the NBA world on fire, but he doesn’t have the craziest conspiracy theory anymore. Lonnie Walker of the Miami Hurricanes was being interviewed by ESPN about his NBA combine experience when he dropped his idea. "We don't know anything about this world … the […]

One of the most impressive parts of the Boston Celtics success this season has been how they have overcome the injuries to Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. As happy as Irving and Hayward have been with the Celtics success this season, Danny Ainge said it’s also bittersweet for these guys, as they cam to Boston […]

The Boston Celtics have a bright future ahead of them with a lot of young players in the fold and the Eastern Conference their’s for the taking. Right now, however, their players are not looking at the future; they’re looking at the now. Boston has a 1-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers and are […]

Having to do without the services of cornerstone point guard Kyrie Irving is an undeniable disadvantage for the Boston Celtics. However, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue downplayed his absence by stating that he feels that the Celtics are no different with or without Irving. According to Mark Chiarelli of Mass Live, coach Lue had […]

With the start of a highly-anticipated Eastern Conference Finals rematch between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers just one day away, it is worth noting how significantly different both rosters look compared to last year’s matchup around this time. Head coach Brad Stevens and his Celtics, who will be without the services of two of […]

A few months from now, LeBron James will be entering free agency and NBA teams will be crunching the numbers and preparing elaborate presentations to lure him away from the Cleveland Cavaliers. After all, it’s not every summer that the best player in the game becomes available and any GM would be remiss in his […]

It is extremely unlikely that Boston Celtics star small forward Gordon Hayward will play again this season following his horrific leg injury suffered in the team’s regular-season opener, but he took to his official website on Friday to update NBA fans on his recent rehabilitation progress. Hayward sounds like he’s definitely on the right track, […]

Brad Stevens is a smart coach, and he knows to use all of his resources wisely. Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving won’t be on the court during this series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he might actually be a key to the Boston Celtics upsetting the defending Eastern Conference champions. According to Brad D’Amico, […]

The trades that sent the Cavs’ Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics and the Pacers’ Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder were two of the biggest moves of the 2017 NBA offseason. Although the trades were unrelated, Irving and George were nearly dealt for each other multiple times. If that deal had gone through, […]

They say you’ve made it big when you have your own signature shoe? But what about if you have your signature shoe, enclosed inside a cereal box? As posted by the man himself, Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics recently unboxed his new signature shoe, the Kyrie 4: Wheaties Edition. Below is the video of […]

Despite being out of his first playoff stint as a member of the Boston Celtics, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving has watched enthusiastically as his teammates have conquered the first round and now boast a 1-0 lead over the favored Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Celtics were viewed as underdogs after missing […]

Even if the Boston Celtics pass their first-round test against the Milwaukee Bucks in these playoffs, Kyrie Irving will still not be seeing any action as he’s already been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing a knee surgery last March. Irving is expected to be ready by next season, but another […]