Kyrie requested Gronk for a cameo in Nike commercial

For Boston sports fans, friendships between athletes from different teams in the city has become commonplace over the years. As we saw with former Boston Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas and New England Patriots quarterback a.k.a. God himself, Tom Brady, last winter, the two became very close to the point of Thomas making appearances at Gillette Stadium during the Patriots playoff run.

Arguably the most famous active Boston athlete next to Brady, all-pro tight end Rob Gronkowki has been very popular around the city as well. And not just by fans.

I don’t think anyone living around Boston can forgot the hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts commercials that Gronk appeared in with recently retired Boston…