Friday, 10 May 2019

Kyrie Irving wanted to lead a team in the NBA playoffs. He led them to the exit

A fully healthy Kyrie Irving was supposed to help lead the Boston Celtics to the NBA finals. Instead, the Milwaukee Bucks exposed them in the second round and his future looks uncertain

It felt like a mercy killing, really. Last night the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Boston Celtics 116-91. The Bucks won the Eastern Conference semi-finals in five games, ending the dreams of a Celtics team that, at the start of the season, many thought would make the NBA finals. While there is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to Boston’s second-round exit, much of it will fall squarely on the shoulders of Kyrie Irving, their All-Star point guard who is facing an uncertain future after finally getting his first real opportunity to lead his own team to the playoffs.

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Jdp8m3

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