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Kyrie Irving did not travel to Boston on Wednesday night for the Brooklyn Nets' meeting with the Celtics as he remains sidelined with a shoulder impingement, but he still took note of what the Boston crowd had to say about him in his absence.
A disgruntled Boston crowd was to be expected. Irving opted to become a free agent this past offseason despite making a promise to Celtics fans to re-sign with the team following the 2018-19 season. Irving's absence did not deter the fans, who posted fliers of the team's former point guard on telephone poles outside TD Garden with "coward" stamped over Irving's face.