Kyrie Irving

There is such a thing as a Madden curse. It has been well known and publicized over the years that many players have dealt with injuries or had down seasons the year that they graced the cover of Madden (Peyton Hillis was out of the league altogether a couple years after), but that curse has [...]

Former Boston Celtics coach and current Los Angeles Clippers head honcho Doc Rivers is a fan of the Kyrie Irving trade. More specifically, he believes Boston is the ideal landing spot for the All-Star floor general. From the Boston Sports Journal’s Brian Robb (via HoopsHype): The Clippers head coach was back in town Wednesday to [...]

How tight are Isaiah Thomas and Tom Brady? Tight enough for the New England Patriot quarterback to text the All-NBA point guard after news broke that he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the Kyrie Irving trade. Thomas penned a piece for The Players’ Tribune that dropped on [...]

The Kyrie Irving trade is done. The drama surrounding it, however, is not. Irving is now officially a member of the Boston Celtics after they greased their package of Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Zizic and the Brookly Nets’ 2018 first-round pick with another second-rounder. Now, with him gone, the Cleveland Cavaliers can move on. [...]

Alas the drama and complication surrounding the mega trade between the two premier teams in the eastern conference featuring Kyrie Irving being dealt to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas has been completed and finalized. After a week of re-negotiation and concern after Cavaliers doctors feared the risk of re-injury for Thomas with his [...]

As we all know and have for over a year now at least, the Boston Celtics have been in the perfect position to utilize their treasure chest of assets and their status as a fringe contender to make a big splash or two and acquire at least one of the many stars that have been [...]

The Kyrie Irving trade sweepstakes are technically over. But not really. According to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ interest in extracting more out of the Boston Celtics as a result of Isaiah Thomas’ physical has “signaled” to the rest of the league that the bidding isn’t necessarily closed. Though he notes the Cavaliers are [...]

The trade saga between the Cavaliers and Celtics has become more and more cloudy and complex as the clock is ticking for them to finalize the mega blockbuster deal that is set to send Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn’s Unprotected 2018 1st Round Pick. [...]

Most people believe the Cleveland Cavaliers did well to flip Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and the Brooklyn Nets’ 2018 first-round pick. They might stop short of saying the Cavaliers won a trade in which they coughed up a 25-year-old superstar, but the prevailing thought in the basketball world is that, [...]

The Milwaukee Bucks placed quite the premium on acquiring Kyrie Irving before he was shipped off to the Boston Celtics. According to Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro, Milwaukee dangled Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon, Khris Middleton and a pick in exchange for the All-Star point guard: [tweet https://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/900390542009262080] Some variation of this trade [...]