Kyrie Irving has made it official.
The mercurial guard reportedly will sign with the Brooklyn Nets when the NBA free-agent moratorium is lifted July 6. He reportedly will be joined by Kevin Durant and DeAndre Jordan, together making one the NBA’s most formidable trios.
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Irving has been mostly silent since he and the Boston Celtics allowed their season to end at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in early May. But the 27-year-old broke his silence Monday, announcing and explaining his decision to sign with the nets in a new Instagram video.
Take a look:
“When I knew this is a dream I wanted to fulfill, I had to manifest it, I had to go get it.”
“In my heart, I knew I always wanted to play at home.”
“Home is where my heart is, it’s always been there.”
Those probably won’t sit well with Celtics fans, who less than a year ago heard Irving promise to re-sign with Boston in free agency.
The Celtics reportedly will have replaced Irving with Kemba Walker, a slightly inferior talent but an undeniably superior leader. Now, we all must wait until Irving makes his return to TD Garden as a member of the Nets, in what should be one of the most hostile environments in Boston sports history.