Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is ready for his much-anticipated return to Boston to play the Celtics on the NBA’s biggest stage.
Irving already knows the Celtics’ fans will likely heckle him, will probably boo him every time he touches the ball, and will do everything they can to try to get him off his game. But he is prepared for the onslaught.
“I think I’m better at consolidating kind of the emotions now or being aware of what it’s going to be like,” Irving said following Monday’s practice session. “You call it animosity, we call it hate, we call it it’s going to be hell in Boston.