Kyrie Irving returned to Boston for the fifth time since he left the Celtics in 2019 on Sunday. As expected, he was on the receiving off boos and chants, the most common being “Kyrie sucks!” during the Celtics’ 126-120 win over the Nets on Sunday.
Irving believes he’s going to get that reaction from the Boston crowd for the rest of his career.
“It’s like the scorned girlfriend that just wants an explanation for why I left but still hoping for a text back,” Irving said.
Despite drawing constant ire from the Celtics crowd, Irving remembered his two seasons in Boston fondly.