ESPN.com · Feb 2, 2019
Celtics' Kyrie Irving receives warm welcome from MSG crowd
Boston Celtics guard and pending free agent Kyrie Irving got a warm welcome at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
The Garden crowd greeted Irving with a loud ovation during visiting player introductions for the Celtics' game Friday against the New York Knicks.
Irving also heard cheers from the crowd each time he touched the ball early in the first quarter. New York will likely pursue Irving in free agency this summer.
The Knicks' trade of Kristaps Porzingis on Thursday leaves them with the chance to have roughly $70 million in cap space - enough for two max free agents this summer.
Irving, 26, strongly implied on Friday that he isn't fully committed to re-signing with the Celtics.
