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Boston Celtics: 3 reasons team should re-sign Kyrie Irving

By Sam Minton

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden on April 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 17: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics looks on during the first quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden on April 17, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MARCH 16: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Boston Celtics fans may just want to say good riddance to Kyrie Irving right now, but him leaving can only hurt the team.

There probably aren’t a lot of Kyrie Irving fans right now. After the Boston Celtics Game 5 loss, fans were rightly angry. Irving and the Celtics failed.

It wasn’t just that the Celtics lost, it was how they lost. The team seemed to give up and if Kyrie Irving wants all the credit he deserves some of the blame as well.

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Irving’s attitude also appeared to affect the rest of the team. in Game 4 he walked off of the court while the game was still going on. When asked what his thoughts were he said that the game was over.

Overall Irving just had a poor attitude. He said that we shouldn’t care about the team’s struggles in the regular season because he wouldn’t allow the C’s to perform badly in the playoffs and when things started to go bad in the playoffs he simply said, “who cares.”

That is not the attitude of a leader. That is the attitude of a self-obsessed diva. Maybe Kyrie has more in common with LeBron James than he would care to admit.

So with an opt-out looming Kyrie Irving and the Celtics have a decision. Do they try and work things out or do they just give up?

It may seem crazy right now, but here are 3 reasons the Celtics need to re-sign Kyrie Irving.

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