Kyrie to have shoulder surgery, out rest of season

[Roy H.]

Breaking news:  Kyrie Irving has a canker sore, and is questionable for the 2020-21 season.

[perks-a-beast]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

[saltlover]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

I don’t really think being excited about your team and asking how it compared to a team that played a decade before you were born says much of anything about intelligence.  Especially as that was before the season started and everyone was excited.

[Phantom255x]

Nets better hope KD comes back and is at least 85% his former self before Achilles injury. Otherwise, they'll be a talented, but middle-of-the-pack team having to deal with two sensitive divas for the next 3+ years.

[Monkhouse]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

Considering the team was literally 1 quarter away from reaching the Finals, I don't see how it's wrong to maybe test what the talent assessment is... Especially from the same guy who 100% drafted you with the utmost confidence.

[jambr380]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

Considering the team was literally 1 quarter away from reaching the Finals, I don't see how it's wrong to maybe test what the talent assessment is... Especially from the same guy who 100% drafted you with the utmost confidence.

And this was a team that was going to be adding Kyrie and Hayward - two All-Stars. Looking back on 'the question', it looks ridiculous; but if that team had actually clicked, they legit had the talent (on paper) to go all the way.

Anyway, hope Kyrie can figure things out - I kind-of feel bad for the guy. I do feel like he left us a little high and dry, but we did get Kemba to fill his shoes and have the opportunity to re-start the clock on the luxury tax. It could be a lot worse.

[Neurotic Guy]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

I'll give Jaylen the benefit of the doubt on this one.  It's quite possible he was semi-serious.  Maybe asking more to casually provoke a response from Danny than out of any deep comparative analysis.

[moiso]

Breaking news:  Kyrie Irving has a canker sore, and is questionable for the 2020-21 season.

He may have to undergo a year of mouth rinses which are best done away from the team.  Currently he is in a great deal of pain whenever he says something about his shoulder.

[bdm860]

Kind of felt like we got a raw deal when Hayward went down 5 minutes into his $128m dollar contract.  Felt like $30m wasted in '18, not to mention the performance in '19 when the C's got far from full value out of Hayward.  Not at all Hayward's fault, just a sucky situation, but still felt like a waste of money.

I wonder if Nets fans feel the same way, or worse.  They're paying Kyrie and Durant $69m this year for 20 combined games.  At least with Durant, you knew what you were getting into, and at full health he's worth more than the max, so this may even out, but it definitely sucks.  Or I wonder if the rest of the roster starts to feel jaded, as they split $51m for 541 games so far and counting, and play better without Kyrie.  To top it all off, Deron Williams, who hasn't played for the team in 5 years, is being paid more by the Nets this year ($5.5m) than most players on the team.

Golden State paying $73m for 4 total games (so far) for Steph/Klay, nobody feels sorry for you guys.  Probably getting the #1 pick too.

Not that these players should feel bad about taking this money, it's good work if you can get it.

[gouki88]

Kind of felt like we got a raw deal when Hayward went down 5 minutes into his $128m dollar contract.  Felt like $30m wasted in '18, not to mention the performance in '19 when the C's got far from full value out of Hayward.  Not at all Hayward's fault, just a sucky situation, but still felt like a waste of money.

I wonder if Nets fans feel the same way, or worse.  They're paying Kyrie and Durant $69m this year for 20 combined games.  At least with Durant, you knew what you were getting into, and at full health he's worth more than the max, so this may even out, but it definitely sucks.  Or I wonder if the rest of the roster starts to feel jaded, as they split $51m for 541 games so far and counting, and play better without Kyrie.  To top it all off, Deron Williams, who hasn't played for the team in 5 years, is being paid more by the Nets this year ($5.5m) than most players on the team.

Golden State paying $73m for 4 total games (so far) for Steph/Klay, nobody feels sorry for you guys.  Probably getting the #1 pick too.

Not that these players should feel bad about taking this money, it's good work if you can get it.

Man, forgot all about Deron Williams. He was a gun for 5-6 years there.

Probably take him in his prime over Kyrie too

[dannyboy35]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

  Ya. True he did. But that’s not a sign of not being intelligent. The kid wasn’t around. Players across the board on average are better at least. I’d say a dumber thing to say was Danny telling the press this. Dumb, arrogant, and completely unnecessary. Danny is my favorite Celtic ever but I really had no respect for Danny here especially after Jaylen being the one to sacrifice his starting position. Petty and after Kyrie badmouthing people to the press Ainge should know better. If I was Jaylen walking down the hall after reading that I would tell Danny, “ really?”

[csfansince60s]

Breaking news:  Kyrie Irving has is a canker sore, and is questionable for the 2020-21 season.

FIFY

Add to this the fact that AD is missing his 8th game of the season tonight (vs the Pels), and we dodged two major bullets by not uniting those guys.

I know that many were real hot on those two being paired together here, but the chances of both of them playing a full season together was always pretty small.

Tatum for AD doesn’t sound as palatable as it did a year ago.

[Ogaju]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

  Ya. True he did. But that’s not a sign of not being intelligent. The kid wasn’t around. Players across the board on average are better at least. I’d say a dumber thing to say was Danny telling the press this. Dumb, arrogant, and completely unnecessary. Danny is my favorite Celtic ever but I really had no respect for Danny here especially after Jaylen being the one to sacrifice his starting position. Petty and after Kyrie badmouthing people to the press Ainge should know better. If I was Jaylen walking down the hall after reading that I would tell Danny, “ really?”

WOW!!! You guys are making such a big deal out of a simple question, arent you? Jaylen's intelligence is now based on a question he asked his GM, and Danny is dumb for sharing this anecdote with the press? Really?

[MattyIce]

This guy is such a fraud. I'd bet anything he had no real intention of playing much at all this season without Durant. That'd further expose his lack of leadership and alpha personality, and that scares him to death.

I'd wager too that this was why he and Jaylen didn't get along. Jaylen is legitimately intelligent, Kyrie pretends to be, and both of them knew this. Kyrie was as intimidated as hell by Jaylen.

Last year Jaylen legitimately asked Danny Ainge if he thought the team was as good as the ‘86 Celtics..so I’m not sure how intelligent he actually is.

  Ya. True he did. But that’s not a sign of not being intelligent. The kid wasn’t around. Players across the board on average are better at least. I’d say a dumber thing to say was Danny telling the press this. Dumb, arrogant, and completely unnecessary. Danny is my favorite Celtic ever but I really had no respect for Danny here especially after Jaylen being the one to sacrifice his starting position. Petty and after Kyrie badmouthing people to the press Ainge should know better. If I was Jaylen walking down the hall after reading that I would tell Danny, “ really?”

WOW!!! You guys are making such a big deal out of a simple question, arent you? Jaylen's intelligence is now based on a question he asked his GM, and Danny is dumb for sharing this anecdote with the press? Really?

agreed, ridiculous

[Androslav]

Breaking news:  Kyrie Irving has a canker sore, and is questionable for the 2020-21 season.

Even his own mouth is suffering from the words he spoke.