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‘You have to have some major cojones to be there’: Kevin Garnett was not surprised Kyrie Irving left Boston

Was Kevin Garnett surprised that Kyrie Irving left Boston?

“No,” Garnett said to the New York Daily News on Tuesday while promoting his new film, “Uncut Gems”. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a gambling-addicted jewelry dealer that places a wager on Garnett’s 2008 NBA Championship ring and his performance in the playoffs. Garnett, who won that ring with Paul Pierce, says Pierce is a perfect example of what it takes to play in Boston.

“Boston’s a tough town, dawg,” he adds. “You have to have some major cojones to be there. You got to want that.