The joy of Kyrie Irving

Kyrie the disgruntled young star. Kyrie the oft-injured phenom. Kyrie the Game 7 absentee. Kyrie the movie star. Kyrie the non-committed. Uncle Drew. The shoe salesman. The Flat-earther. The handle. The weirdo. Kyrie Irving is a lot of things and this fall, he’ll finally get to be the two things that we’ve all been waiting for: a basketball player and more importantly, a Celtic.

We easily forget that. Even though Irving spent sixty games repping Boston, playing at an All-Star level, and gutting through a knee injury until he was eventually shut down, he isn’t part of the 2017-2018 lore. Last season will be remembered for the unexpected run the team made in the playoffs spearheaded by its…