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The Sports Xchange
09/01/2017 NBA Note - Boston Celtics Irving, Kyrie
G Kyrie Irving admitted he has not spoken with LeBron James
since being traded to the Boston Celtics but he praised his
former superstar teammate with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The
25-year-old Irving called playing three seasons with James as
"awesome" and told reporters at his introductory press
conference in Boston that "I learned so much from that guy." The
Celtics formally introduced Irving on Friday at TD Garden after
the blockbuster trade sent Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante
Zizic, the Brooklyn Nets' 2018 first-round pick and the Miami
Heat's 2020 second-round pick in exchange for the four-time
All-Star point guard. Irving, who had requested a trade in July,
was asked about his decision to leave Cleveland and the status
of his relationship with James. "I haven't spoken to (James) and
my intent (in asking for a trade), like I said, was for my best
intentions," Irving said. "To look back at the amount of ground
we covered in the last three-year span ... to really realize how
special that was and how much stuff happened in that amount of
time, I'd be sitting up here and telling you guys a lie if I
didn't tell you I learned so much from that guy."
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