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The Kyrie Irving–Boston Feud Is Just … Weird

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving didn't seem to enjoy his time in Boston. Not the city. Not the fans. Probably disliked Dunkin’, too. Two years in the Hub were enough to send Irving racing for the Amtrak to New York, off to form a potential superteam with the Celtics’ division rival.

Boston doesn’t seem to like Irving. At least not Celtics fans, anyway. To many Irving is the superstar who committed to the city in 2018 only to bail on it nine months later, blowing up a championship-level team along the way. The list of Boston sports villains is a long one.