The Boston Celtics begin their 2017-2018 NBA season by traveling to Cleveland for an opening battle again the Cavaliers, which means Kyrie is now a visitor in the Quicken Loans Arena.
Cavs vs Celtics 7:00 PM CT TNT His odds at landing a standing ovation or a spattering of boos have probably been influenced by what he’s said about the Cavaliers, LeBron James, and the city of Cleveland since being traded to Boston. (According to SBNation)
“And now that I’m sitting here, it just echoes in terms of me just being very appreciative of not only the Cleveland fans and all of Ohio, as well as Bron in incorporating me into that special team we had in Cleveland. Because, I mean, three finals in a row, all the shared memories with [the teammates], they all know how I feel about them individually as well as the amount of love we have for one another. The brotherhood exists, even without all this, and it will continue. So that’s exactly where it is, and I’m very appreciative of it.” – Kyrie Irving
“It’s exciting to be on the East Coast, I will tell you that,” Irving said. “It’s fast-paced. There are a lot of different cultures. You get it all. I was talking to my best friend the other day. It is really a major city coming from Cleveland where it is the Midwest. The culture is different. Then you move to East Coast, to Boston, it’s a real, live ongoing, thriving city, consistently ongoing. It doesn’t matter what hour throughout the night.
“You go in Cleveland and it would be at night and there were things going on. You could see it was a vast difference of what Cleveland is and what Boston is. But Boston is one of those cities … I’m driving in and I’m like, ‘OK, I’m really in a real, live sports city and a great city.’ ” – Kyrie Irving
Good Luck on your return to Cleveland!!!
