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Report: Kyrie Irving Threatened to Have Knee Surgery if Cavs Didn't Trade Him

Kyrie Irving is having a terrific season, and the Celtics are the East's number one seed while the Cavs are in full disarray. At present, it appears that whatever Irving did to get the Cavs to trade him to Boston was worth it.

Even threatening surgery.

According to a report from Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon, Irving went as far as to threaten sitting out regular season games to have a knee procedure if the Cavs didn't trade him.

Vardon says sources told him that Irving does indeed need a minor knee surgery as a follow-up to the procedure he had following the 2015 finals, but that the type of operation he needs is typically done in the offseason.