Lately all the news coming out of Boston pertaining to the Celtics and Kyrie Irving has been bad, at least if you're a fan. If it's not related to rumors about him leaving the franchise then it's about some alleged internal discord. With that established, Monday's most recent disclosure from within the locker room won't shock you a whole lot, and sort of combines the two.
According to The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor, sources from within the organization say the six-time All-Star has "become disengaged and detached from those around the team." O'Connor's write-up comes after he spent a few days around the squad in Boston, and included an anecdote about a lifeless locker room he witnessed even after the Celts beat the Wizards. Sources reported to O'Connor that the mood had been like this all season.
Furthermore it was reported that Irving's demeanor seriously shifted as the trade deadline approached, and that talk amongst the team is that his friendships "start and end" with Jayson Tatum. This run of bad press very nicely illustrates the dark turn that the Celtics' season has taken. Or, as O'Connor put it:
The irony is that this will only bring more media attention.
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