BOSTON – Since there’s not a lot of nostalgia, or venom for that matter, that can be pumped into the Mavericks’ return to TD Garden for an NBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics, it was up to Kyrie Irving to provide a storyline.
He delivered.
Irving was talking after the Mavericks’ loss in Philadelphia about his excitement of getting to play with Anthony Davis and related a story that is ages old but had never really been detailed before cropped up.
The year was 2018 and Irving was with the Celtics, who had an interesting roster at the time with youngsters Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who were just beginning their NBA careers.