Kyrie Irving Roasted By Anonymous Celtics Player: "He's Hard To Play With"

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One of Irving's teammates had a bad time this year.

Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday night after a 116-91 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics won Game 1 of the series and were 5-0 in the playoffs until Giannis Antetokoumpo and company unleashed their wrath and won four straight games. Since the end of the series, Irving has faced some pretty hefty criticism for his performance and his subsequent leadership abilities. It is also believed that Irving will want to leave the Celtics in the offseason and for at least one of his teammates, that's probably a good thing.

An anonymous Celtics player blasted Irving while speaking to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. He said that "everyone respects his talent,” although as a whole, he's an extremely difficult person to be around. "He’s hard to play with. It’s all about him," the player explained.

While some teammates dislike Kyrie, others have been rushing to his defense, such as Marcus Smart who said it's ridiculous that people are putting all of the blame on the six-time All-Star.

"Bull----," Smart said according to Sports Illustrated. "That's bull----. Not one of us on this team knows what Kyrie's been through. Probably a few amount of people in this world know what Kyrie goes through. It was hard for him as well. He was forced into a situation where it was business over the friendships, where he had to come into a situation knowing that, 'This is a group of guys that had something going before I came here. How will I fit in?' He didn't want to disrupt that. That says a lot."

Stay tuned for updates on the Kyrie situation as it progresses. 


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Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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