Kyrie Irving has seemingly reacted to Jayson Tatum’s declare that it will likely be a Boston v Dallas rematch within the 2024-25 NBA Finals collection.
Celtics star Jayson Tatum went on file 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 brand at TD Backyard.
Kyrie’s new profile image
He desires revenge… pic.twitter.com/SlPulJ8re8
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 14, 2024
In fact, Kyrie has a well-documented historical past with the Celtics brand. Since 2021 when Irving stomped on the brand, he has gone 1-13 towards the group.
His manufacturing within the Finals towards his former group dropped considerably and it’s been consuming him alive, he revealed on a latest Twitch stream.
“Final yr was undoubtedly a disappointing yr from the standpoint of not successful the Finals. … We bought there for a motive,” Irving stated. “Blood is unquestionably within the water. I’m all the time going to take my accountability. … Undoubtedly bought to set that straight. Didn’t play my greatest in any respect down the stretch within the season, and it’s been consuming me alive in a wholesome approach.”
It actually appears like Kyrie is gearing up for a redemption season, which he reiterated in a more moderen 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 explanation why I proceed is as a result of I’ve an ideal help system round me and likewise 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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