Kyrie Irving has seemingly reacted to Jayson Tatum’s declare that will probably be a Boston v Dallas rematch within the 2024-25 NBA Finals sequence.
Celtics star Jayson Tatum went on report on Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Present lately and predicted one other Finals showdown between the Mavs and Celtics.
Not lengthy after, Irving modified his profile image on Instagram to a photograph of him standing on the Celtic’s emblem at TD Backyard.
Kyrie’s new profile image 👀
He desires revenge… pic.twitter.com/SlPulJ8re8
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 14, 2024
After all, Kyrie has a well-documented historical past with the Celtics emblem. Since 2021 when Irving stomped on the brand, he has gone 1-13 towards the crew.
His manufacturing within the Finals towards his former crew dropped considerably and it’s been consuming him alive, he revealed on a current Twitch stream.
“Final yr was undoubtedly a disappointing yr from the standpoint of not profitable the Finals. … We acquired there for a cause,” Irving stated. “Blood is unquestionably within the water. I’m at all times going to take my accountability. … Undoubtedly acquired to set that straight. Didn’t play my finest in any respect down the stretch within the season, and it’s been consuming me alive in a wholesome approach.”
It definitely seems like Kyrie is gearing up for a redemption season, which he reiterated in a newer Twitch stream over the weekend.
“I don’t really feel like several individual on this world can cease me from doing the issues that I like to do or reaching the issues that I put my coronary heart and my thoughts to,” Irving stated. “I’ve been doubted so many instances in my life and the rationale why I proceed is as a result of I’ve an incredible assist system round me and in addition I’ve a ‘f**ok you’ mentality.”
He continued, “I wish to be the perfect of the perfect, I wish to play towards the perfect of the perfect. That’s why I’m grateful that I used to be in a position to go primary within the NBA and put on a goal on my again. I don’t wish to duck any smoke, I don’t wish to duck any hate, I don’t wish to duck any love that’s on the market for me.”
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