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Knicks fans will get first crack at Kyrie Irving since he joined Nets

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It was less than a year ago that Kyrie Irving entered Madison Square Garden wearing an opposing jersey and was showered with love from Knicks fans.

“We want Kyrie,” they chanted last February as Irving led the Celtics to a win over the Knicks.

Sunday, the Garden will finally get Kyrie, albeit in a Nets uniform, and the reception will likely be much more hostile.

“I think it’ll be crazy,” Damyean Dotson said Saturday after the Knicks practiced. “It’s not like he’s going back to Boston, though. … I think it’ll be pretty dope.