After struggling mightily in the Celtics' 123–102 loss to the Bucks in Game 2, Kyrie Irving was asked about the burden of being the lone All-Star on the Celtics.
"There's no extra burden," he said, according to ESPN. "This is what I signed up for, this is what Boston traded for me for."
"Being able to go back, get back in the trenches, get ready for another battle on Friday, that's what you live for," Irving added. "Basketball is fun when it comes like this and you have to respond, and this is the type of basketball you want to be playing this time of year.