Brad Stevens Pulls Back Curtain On Kyrie Irving’s Mental State During Playoff Run

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Kyrie Irving has had to sit and watch while his new current team — the Boston Celtics — battle his former team –the Cleveland Cavaliers — in the Eastern Conference finals. Irving has missed the entire postseason after undergoing an operation on his knee in early April and he has been ruled out for the remainder of the season. The 26-year-old star came to the Celtics via an offseason trade with Cleveland last August and undoubtedly had looked forward to what seemed like an inevitable matchup with his former mates in the NBA playoffs. Boston enters Wednesday night’s crucial Game 5 against the Cavs two games away from an improbable NBA Finals berth, and while some highly-paid hot take artists have suggested this run has negatively impacted Irving, head coach Brad Stevens put those rumblings to rest.

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