After Boston’s statement 117-108 win over the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving revealed to reporters that he had called former teammate LeBron James over the weekend to apologize for “being that young player that wanted everything at his fingertips.”
“It takes a real man to go back and call somebody and be like, ‘Hey man, I was young. I made some mistakes. I wasn’t seeing the big picture like you were. I didn’t have the end of season in mind. I just wanted to get my stats and make All-Star Games,'” Irving said. “In his career, it means like this much to him at that point.