Kyrie Irving Archives - 98.5 The Sports Hub

September 27, 2019

Kyrie Irving talks exit from Celtics, acknowledges that he 'failed' as a leader

Finally, Kyrie Irving talks about 'rocky' year in Boston, and admits that he failed as the Green's leader.

August 22, 2019

Happy two-year anniversary to the Kyrie-to-Boston Trade, which the Celtics definitely won

Don't trick yourself into thinking the Celtics didn't win the 2017 trade they made for then-Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.

July 29, 2019

Marcus Smart admits last year's Celtics were 'dysfunctional'

Even Marcus Smart had to call a spade a spade when discussing last year's Celtics on ESPN's The Jump on Monday.

July 26, 2019

Kyrie Irving 'soured' on Danny Ainge early in 2018-19 season

Little by little, more details of Kyrie Irving's Boston fallout are coming into the picture.

July 18, 2019

Ainge on T&R: Kyrie Irving struggled with 'burden' of leadership, 'unfair' to blame chemistry issues entirely on him

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com As clearly the best player on the Celtics last season, Kyrie Irving faced a lot of pressure to also be the leader - some of which he welcomed initially. It's now plainly obvious that he wasn't ready for such a role. And president of basketball ops Danny Ainge admits that the…

July 18, 2019

Danny Ainge on Toucher & Rich: Kyrie Irving indicated to him multiple times he 'really wanted to go home', but never told him he was leaving Boston

Ainge tells T&R that Kyrie indicated to him on multiple occasions he was leaning toward leaving the Celtics to play closer to home in Brooklyn.

July 17, 2019

Danny Ainge admits he had 'pretty good idea' Kyrie Irving was leaving Celtics

Danny Ainge held out hope that Kyrie Irving would stick around, but he wasn't blind to the writing on the wall.

July 17, 2019

Enes Kanter takes Kyrie Irving's No. 11 and trolls him in the process: 'I want to be the reason no one else will.'

Kyrie Irving once said he wants to be the reason nobody else wears No. 11 for the Celtics. Well, that's out the window now. But Enes Kanter feels the "same".

July 9, 2019

Nets player says Kyrie Irving is 'misunderstood'

That's one way to describe it, Joe.

July 1, 2019

In golden age of Boston sports, Kyrie Irving will go down as greatest conman

From the moment he arrived in Boston, Kyrie Irving told you what he was and could do for the Celtics. In the end, it meant absolutely nothing.

July 1, 2019

Torey Krug throws some incredible Twitter-shade at Kyrie Irving

Torey Krug apparently isn't a fan of Kyrie Irving going back on his word to leave the Celtics. He threw some unbelievable Twitter shade the ex-Celtic's way.

June 30, 2019

Nets expected to sign Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and DeAndre Jordan in free agency

Everything's going according to plan for the Brooklyn Nets. They're expected to sign both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, with center DeAndre Jordan joining the superstar duo.

June 29, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving meeting with Nets, both sides 'motivated' to get deal done

Kyrie Irving isn't waiting long to move on from the Celtics.

June 28, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving once declined to join Celtics to sign charity basketballs for no apparent reason

A new story on the Celtics details internal issues that went beyond Kyrie Irving. But the point guard was still at the center of the most infuriating detail.

June 26, 2019

Woj: Nets might have to give in to Kyrie Irving as 'moment of truth' approaches

The Nets may be too tantalized by Kyrie's talent and be doomed for history to repeat itself.

June 25, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving's issues with Celtics stemmed from 'tiff' with Danny Ainge over his leadership

Irving stunned Boston when he changed course on his potential future. A new report suggests it stemmed from a "tiff" with Ainge.

June 25, 2019

Kyrie Irving still prefers Nets, but questions persist on Nets' interest in him

Not much has changed as far as Irving's interest in the Nets. But the same can be said of the Nets' lukewarm interest in him.

June 24, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have met twice in recent weeks to discuss joining forces

According to NBA insider Ric Bucher, soon-to-be-free agents Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have met twice recently to discuss playing together on the Nets.

June 24, 2019

Kyrie Irving angers fans with tone-deaf Instagram post about 'ego'

Kyrie Irving apparently doesn't believe he has a big ego. That's the implication of his newest Instagram post, which understandably angered some fans.

June 21, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving 'didn't like' living in Boston

Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was not a fan of living in Boston, according to Jackie MacMullan.

June 19, 2019

Woj: Nets may not want Kyrie Irving as a 'solo act' without another star player

Kyrie may still end up signing with the Nets. But according to Adrian Wojnarowski, Brooklyn may not sign him if it's not without another superstar.

June 18, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving has 'essentially ghosted' the Celtics ahead of free agency

A new report on Kyrie Irving indicates that the Celtics point guard has "essentially ghosted" the team with free agency on the horizon for him.

June 17, 2019

Kyrie Irving expected to meet with Celtics to discuss future later this week

The Celtics and Kyrie Irving are seeking clarity on their standing.

June 17, 2019

Report: Kyrie Irving's uncertain future limited Celtics' pursuit of Anthony Davis

Previous reporst suggested that Kyrie Irving's future had no effect on the Celtics' trade offers for Anthony Davis, but a new one indicates the opposite.

June 16, 2019

Kyrie Irving could be eyeing Lakers in wake of Anthony Davis trade

Who knows where Kyrie Irving is going to end up?