After losing Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Irving is now 0-7 in TD Garden as an ex-Celtic.
Boston Celtics fans chant “Kyrie Sucks” toward Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving during the second half in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Boston.BOSTON – Before a Dec. 18, 2020 preseason game, in his first appearance in TD Garden since bolting from the Celtics to Brooklyn in free agency,He explained that it was a native ritual to “cleanse the energy.” He never specified what energy needed purifying, but clearly it didn’t work.
Perhaps Irving’s 21-point, six-assist performance in the Mavericks’ 38-point Game 4 rout helped exorcise some of his Celtics demons. He said Sunday that he should have embraced the Celtics tradition, which has helped propel the franchise to a record-tying 17 championships. Irving said that in hindsight he wishes he had sought counsel of Celtics legends to better understand and embrace the pressure to win in Boston.
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