On military appreciation night in Brooklyn, @KyrieIrving wanted to thank some soldiers in attendance himself https://t.co/s7Hk6D9Pog
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 15, 2017
Kyrie Irving and the Celtics have it made in the shade right now. After beating the Brooklyn Nets 109-102 at the Barclay’s Center last night, Boston has stunned the NBA by winning a league-high 13-straight games and sit atop the Eastern Conference. The C’s are six wins away from tying the franchise record of 19 straight wins, accomplished back in 2008 with Boston’s Big Three–Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
Boston’s success is a bit surprising seeing as their season started horrendously–dropping their first two games and losing All-Star Gordon Hayward in the first six minutes of his Boston debut to a nauseating ankle injury. The adversity has given Kyrie Irving just what he wanted when he bolted from LeBron’s shadow–the ability to demonstrate that he alone can hold the leadership torch. And through 15 games, the 25-year-old has proven to be the future–20.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 3.1 rpg.
I was at the game last night and Kyrie is truly a sight to behold. The way he can contort his body and convert circus shots that have to be impossible to practice is only eclipsed by his magnetic handles. Kyrie finished with a game-high 25 points and was rewarded by bellows of ‘MVP!’ chants as he went to the free throw line late in the 4th. He was on opposing turf.
Basketball aside, Irving has been especially generous with his time and his gear. On military appreciation night in Brooklyn, the four-time NBA All-Star found two women in uniform who serve in the military and gave one his game-worn jersey and the other his shoes. Pure class.
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[h/t CBS Sports]