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When Kyrie Irving first joined the Celtics several years ago, he appeared in a commercial for Nike talking about his father was the reason he wore #11 and he hoped to be last person to wear it in Boston.
Today Enes Kanter and Kemba Walker were both introduced in Boston via a press conference after signing with the team over the summer.
We have arrived 😏 pic.twitter.com/FVpMYl4Vdj
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) July 17, 2019
When asked about why he chose to wear #11 Kanter decided to troll Kyrie, who left the team to join the Brooklyn Nets after a turbulent season.
Enes Kanter on picking No. 11: "I want to be the reason no one else wears it."
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) July 17, 2019
“I wanna be the reason no one else will.”
Enes Kanter used Kyrie’s exact line on why he chose to wear No. 11 in Boston 😂
(via @NBCSCeltics) pic.twitter.com/KZDkrneU1R
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 17, 2019
"My Dad is the reason why I wear #11. I wanna be the reason no one else will.” – Kyrie Irving in 2018
“It's my old jersey number. I wanna be the reason no one else will.” – Enes Kanter in 2019 pic.twitter.com/6CeXf3C3MK
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 17, 2019
Savage.