Eleven games into his tenure with his hometown Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving’s been everything the club had hoped.
The 27-year-old has been in fine form so far this season, carrying the Nets forward after a difficult stretch in Boston. But it seems the fans in his former arena aren’t going to let him forget that tumultuous couple years so easily.
With Irving set to miss the Nets-Celtics clash Wednesday night at TD Garden, posters showing Irving’s face and the word ‘coward’ were taped to poles across the street from the arena, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews.
Irving spent two seasons in Boston, with the triumphant departure from LeBron James’ shadow in Cleveland turning into a difficult situation in beantown. Upon first getting to Brooklyn, Irving went as far as saying he “failed” his teammates in Boston, as he struggled to cope with the death of his grandfather.
Regardless of the reasons for the union falling apart, it seems Boston fans haven’t forgiven Irving for how the pair of seasons worked out.
The two teams meet at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, the Nets sending out a squad missing a fair few key names, while the Celtics will see Kemba Walker return to the floor.
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