How Kyrie Irving Became Boston's Most Hated Player

In this video, we'll cover the entire timeline of how Kyrie Irving became one of the most hated athletes in Boston. Hope you enjoy!
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[@EmptyxVoid]

And then he went back to being a sidekick 😂

[@MRLONG758]

It is what he does best

[@unknownsource1485]

i mean kyrie already admit that he doesnt have the quality of a leader so yeah he will stick on being the 2nd option

[@17thN.O]

Now you have a team of "sidekicks" that are about to win a championship. Congratulations

[@maxillianasylveon8598]

I mean he became Alfred to KD and Harden's Batman and Robin. 😂😂😂

[@Equilyzr]

@@17thN.Oa historically great team, to be exact

[@MazeDaGr8]

This guy is just a prime example of how sometimes being a leader is just NOT for everybody

[@wheattt1]

Kyrie said he was gonna win Boston a championship, and he’s gonna become right soon

[@sagiofir4677]

Bruh😂😂😂

[@jamansh214j7]

Mavs in 7!

[@2007NissanAltima]

@@jamansh214j7lol you wish

[@bailoch]

Mavs in 7

[@xclusive2807]

@@bailoch you wanna say that again? 🤣

[@Garf_malarf]

Seeing Kyrie in a Celtics jersey is gross

[@Qaulim]

Hmm also RIP Bill Russell and all the black players in the 50 60 you Massachusetts residents felt about anyone that wasn't white broken into their home piss shit in their beds all facts

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah it could have worked out if he had a better attitude about it. Maybe if the Hayward injury didn't happen and so on but it was just a perfect storm of s***. Because the Hayward and Irving injury and year one showed that the young guys could leave the team to the game 7 of the Eastern conference finals. Without Irving even on the team. And I think that made him resentful of the young guys and he started bitching about them constantly in year two. Then the antagonistic Boston media was on his case about his promise to resign which was another mistake he made. It's just such a shame because you such a talented player and it could have been an amazing squad. Hayward horford and Kyrie with Tatum and Brown as a young up-and-comers could have been a legendary combination.

[@canadasown02]

It’s pretty simple lol. He forced himself out of Cleveland. He was expected to be the “guy” on a championship team in Boston. Became the third best player on a team of 20 year olds. Then forced himself out because he wasn’t the number one anymore, stomped on their logo and dragged Boston on his way out, and has done nothing but be problematic (or as the media likes to put it “polarizing”) since he left

[@bandito241]

@@Isaiahb2002he already won one 🤦‍♂️

[@megsman4749]

That aside from ‘trying hard’ to be intelligent outside the court. Not classy enough for Boston.

[@pattycake1648]

@@bandito241 Yes. Years before he pulled all of that jazz 🤦‍♂

[@EMan-hr5vf]

I can’t wait for the beef history video between Kyrie and Boston fans. This finals feels like a final closure of that beef.

[@kn0itso0903]

NO! KYRIE SUCKS UNTIL HE RETIRES. NO UNTIL HE DED! KYRIE SUCKS! KYRIE SUCKS!

[@texchu8331]

Andy is way too optimistic. Don't forget that Kyrie called Boston racist too. To accomplish nothing for the city, make a promise to stay and then leave, and then blame the city and constantly disrespect it. I don't think there's any way to come back from that. Also, remember that Kyrie never apologizes or admits wrong. At best, he will say he could've handled it better.

[@hakeem2824]

@@kn0itso0903no celtic in nba history is more skilled than Kyrie with a basketball

[@nabri-nfg3262]

@@kn0itso0903until he retires unless he starts talking shit on tv about us no reason to hate on a guy that isn't competing against us anymore

[@PrivilegeYT]

Kyrie keeping his promise. helping Celtics win a chip

[@AirRusher1992]

It'll be interesting to see a beef history video from Secret Base centered around Kyrie and the Celtics.

[@jayward8237]

As a Boston fan we definitely haven’t forgotten but have moved on. We only boo him out of habit now & to get under his skin lol.

[@Boomhauersdad]

Sure lol he lives rent free in your head still

[@Bonus1123]

Lies

[@Dfdubbh8]

Insane behavior to normalize but yeah sure yall moved on😭😭

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

​@@Boomhauersdadafter tonight. We're all going to be living in his head rent free 💯🥳

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@Dfdubbh8 if he's going to insist on keeping it going, he shouldn't act surprised when they oblige him

[@gilanganugrahfajar5502]

Just imagine being sidekick for like 3 years maybe in cavs, come to Boston try to be a leader and lose the trust from them and now back again to be sidekick

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

During his time in Boston, he felt he was the man and the lead player on the team. Tatum and Brown made sure to shut those talks down.

[@jpnoy]

Kyrie really left a great team in Boston to make his failed attempt of a super team 🤡

[@audymingoa6149]

Celtics went to the finals without Kyrie and they don't need him any more so they want him to resign to be traded with Porzingis the reason he left for Brooklyn that wanted him with Kd

[@Nightlingbolt]

I mean, if Kyrie said from the start he planned to leave Boston, I don't think anyone would've batted an eye beyond some burned jerseys here and there! But he said he was staying, and then fucked off to Brooklyn, and THAT'S why he's despised in Boston!

[@bigbearkat2010]

Well that and the logo stomping, the flipping off the crowds and just in general not taking any responsibility for why it wasn't working over there in the first place

[@underpressure07140]

0:39 the reason why Kyrie wanted out was because Lebron secretly tried to trade him for Paul George and Eric Bledsoe. Dan Gilbert told Kyrie about it and Kyrie got pissed so he demanded a trade

[@jamestyiii9215]

If the Celtics sweep the Mavericks tomorrow, Boston will clearly prove that they have moved on from Kyrie

[@gilanganugrahfajar5502]

They already move on bro even when he still there, when he's injured Boston played good and without him they already in finals so yeah they already move on

[@bokstar030]

lol that sounded like like kyrie brought them a chip, but wait he will still be giving a chip u ungrateful celtics fans 😂😂😂

[@CaseyBrown-ti1lu]

@@bokstar030yeah they can be ungrateful to kyrie he didn’t win anything in Boston and they have done better with out him. The only thing they should be grateful for is he’s playing on Dallas 😭

[@etrnl4177]

Celtics would’ve been had a ring if kyrie was still on the team

[@johndebono1870]

I'm sure it helped the Celtics this series to know they can't safely return to Boston if they lost the finals to Kyrie.

[@JadenJPDB]

Kyrie also killed IT's career IT really loved Boston in contrast to Kyrie. Kyrie wanted to lead the team by his own after Lebron became the spot light for the Cavs their other first overall pick in 2003 draft. The Celtics thought that Kyrie and Hayward would bring them a championship. He also lied about resigning with the team again which lead him to join on the Nets with Durant and Harden being back as a 3rd option instead of being a leader. With the Mavs again he became a sidekick to Luka which everyone talks mostly about him and this is why Boston truly hates Kyrie.

[@bandito241]

0:47 anyone would be shocked with that question. That laugh said everything 😂

[@aligindahouse7777]

As a Celtics fan it wasn't when he left, it was his attitude during that series with the Bucks. After that I wanted him to leave

[@lemar012197]

Exactly. It was one to go

[@jaychow3]

Kyrie needed to grow up and he did. Back then he wanted to be the man on his own team. Jaylen Brown is the leader on the Celtics now and I'm sure Kyrie proud of him.

[@nobodybelievesunderscores4122]

The closest sweep ever was the 2017 Cavs-Pacers series and the 75 Finals

[@beimnet1]

even 23 nuggets and lakers wcf

[@nobodybelievesunderscores4122]

@@beimnet1 nah that’s not as close. Those other 2 had a point differential of +16 throughout the 4 games

[@BGRUBBIN]

Getting your ass beat 3 - 0 would humble anyone.

[@vulksi]

It’s looking like kyrie won’t be back in Boston for a game 5.

[@HOOPEREDlTS]

Boston will lose to mavs in game 4 on purpose to win game 5 in their home and cel rate it there

[@ihopenu]

He is now 😂

[@濛-h1o]

@@HOOPEREDlTS😮that looks like it now

[@bailoch]

@@HOOPEREDlTScelts fans are so cringe with this idea. Just take the L and be ready for a game 5 loss too

[@HOOPEREDlTS]

@@bailoch I’m not a Celtics fan and it looked like they lost on purpose

[@Stephen_Jabs]

Im not even from Boston but when Kyrie stepped on the celtics logo, man he instantly became the player I hated the most.....

[@sneakyf7668]

I hate Boston fans the most too

[@Stephen_Jabs]

​@@sneakyf7668dont worry Lakers and Dallas wont win a ring in the next three years 😊

[@LargeDude2023]

Kyrie got pissed because Lebron tried to trade him for CP3 and then Bledsoe and Paul George

[@showtimej2582]

Allegedly

[@LargeDude2023]

@@showtimej2582 this is what Paul George and others have said. PG speaking first hand

[@showtimej2582]

@@LargeDude2023 like pg don’t be lying lol he just tells the truth about everything now

[@dewanewelch1744]

​@@showtimej2582PG just confirmed it. I'm from IN. The trade was legit completed. We in IN knew it.

[@2ellas2]

He realized couldn't lead a team, he's a role player at best and instead of just getting out of there, he said boston was racist and he had to leave because it was so bad. Then he stomped on the celtics half court logo to top it off.

[@Just_Henry1]

He was something else in celtics shirt

[@garfieldarbackle3363]

Something shit?

[@forgottenson3411]

@@garfieldarbackle3363 re-wattch Kyrie's highlights on the Celtics

[@elizabethgeorge168]

The guy in front row when Kyrie is making his speech about staying in Boston never fails to crack me up. He's wearing a Kyrie shirt and jumps for joy 😂

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Nobody says it, but Kyrie’s time in Boston planted the seeds of Brad Stevens end as Celtics head coach.

[@GARIONN1]

I always have x1.25 speed when i watch andys videos

[@freshnaproductions2105]

Boston’s most hated player? Do you mean Boston’s most hated man?

[@jojolmfao]

p l a y e r

[@Qaulim]

They also hated Bill Russell Sam Jones all the black players who won championship for them

[@keysersoze5032]

@@Qaulim yeah hated Bill Russell so much they have a statue outside for him. And they totally didn't have KC Jones, a black former player, become the coach during the 80s celtics. The Celtics teams that everyone loves to call racist.

[@garyl8508]

The moment he stepped on that logo changed everything.

[@fishngame]

Lot's of players like Kyrie had or have to mature in the league. He's a good teammate now, and works great with Luka.

[@hsal1996]

Yo Andy when u gonna make that video about Boston getting their 18th banner???!!!

[@aesirgaming1014]

Simple fact is that Kyrie crumpled under the weight of expectations, then promptly ran away. I don't blame the chemistry issues all on him (I think a lot of it was JB and Terry Rozier to be honest). However, I do blame him for how he reacted to those issues. Instead of becoming a leader, he became a pouter and then a quitter and now he acts like there's zero reason for fans to be upset with him. That's why Kyrie is so hated in Boston. Honestly, I feel like that'd get you hated by any fanbase and it's just the New England fans are more vocal about this dislikes.

[@lemar012197]

Great video man I’m happy someone talked about his playoff stats specifically. His answers post game were One of the main reasons he lost favor

[@koberino4872]

We own Cryrie ☘️ 😎

[@megsman4749]

His ego is much larger than his skill and so much more than his intellect. Delusional.

[@robinrondo]

Great video 👏👏

[@dimitriclarke4296]

I would like to push the narrative and say they are the greatest team assembled since 2000 ……and im a lakers fan but the overall talent on that team is soo down played … they basically have 5 all stars on the starting line up ….great depth, great coaching staff …. No weakness

[@Hurricane713]

Yeah I’m pretty sure the Celtics organization doesn’t even hate him as much as the city and the fans do lol

[@otaviofrn_adv]

everbody passes, the fans stay

[@subzerofromny735]

Kyrie was gifted Lebron James and a championship in Cleveland and because he didn’t want to be the second option he ran away. He wanted to lead his own team and when that didn’t workout what’d he do? He ran away. He went to join KD and harden and form a superteam in Brooklyn and win a ring and shove it down the knicks and their fans throats and when that failed he ran away from that too. And now he’s about to get swept and I garuntee he’s gonna somehow blame the mavs, blame Luka and demand another trade and run away searching for another superteam like he always does because he knows he can’t win without Lebron

[@sneakyf7668]

no he is mature now. He got to the finals with this newly put together team and he loves playing here. He will retire in dallas I call it

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@sneakyf7668 he said he loved playing in Boston too

[@sneakyf7668]

@@bigbearkat2010 he accepted his sidekick role to luka now, unlike him wanting to be leader of celtics before

[@bokstar030]

​@@sneakyf7668he said he goma re-sign too😂😂 but one things fo sure, hell give the celtics a ring this year 😂😂😂😂

[@sneakyf7668]

​@@bokstar030 great for celtics to win a ring, after years of choke jobs from tatum and brown they finally proved themselves they need portzingis, jrue and derrick white to win

[@justinezekwelu3335]

As a Cs fan I personally don’t hate Kyrie, everyone fails and some people never recover, I feel that his journey has allowed him to come full circle. (At least in a leadership aspect), maybe I’m being too optimistic, nevertheless I still think he’s an amazing/generational talent. He was young and brash, things happen. Stuff like stepping on a logo really hurt him here in the Bean. You can’t do stuff like that in Boston, if you do you’re literally asking for trouble. “Like don’t walk on the streets by yourself” trouble😂. Anyway, I feel like fans should lay off him just a little. And tbh I think they’ve started to a little until he opened his mouth about the arena being quiet ☠️🤦‍♂️.

[@bigbearkat2010]

That's the thing though, Kyrie seems to be unable to go very long without making an ass of himself.

[@carlolson4628]

I know it’s basketball focused, but A-Rod was the most hated man in Boston for a looooooong time

[@colewrld901]

I finally realized that tatum and brown are the new isiah thomas and joe dumars. Both will probably win a finals mvp when it's all said and done. Mavs are pathetic 🤦‍♂️

[@cavslegend_dwade]

Lol not even close

[@montyFR]

Hell no, brown and Tatum are not pG and sG their defense doesn’t come close.Now you realize it after they start winning 😂 fake ass fan.

[@baseupp12]

​​​​@@cavslegend_dwadeyes they are the modern day versions both are top 10 players, great defenders, good scorers and in Tatum case a consistently good playmaker. They are the modern day Zeke and Joe Dumars

[@arizonaFIREent]

I'm a celtics fan but nooo they aren't better than zeke and Joe

[@Maxjuliann]

Selltics not wining multiple rings . Y’all lucky jimmy wasn’t there in the first round we know he sending yall home lol

[@Jack_Dafuqouttahere]

I don’t get this narrative… they performed better without him and the frontoffice lowkey wanted to deal him.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I'd say it's kind of like A-Rod with the Mariners. Dude also tried playing the "I want to stay with the team" fiddle only to turn around and sign with a division rival. Mariners for the short term also ended up doing better without him but it didn't change the fact it was a douchey looking move.

[@dominiclee5786]

Kyrie Irving stepped on the Celtics' logo. Since then he is 0-13 against them.

[@SotiSoti-j4r]

He can handle the ball but he cannot handle his emotions. Like a kid 😂

[@goriotv2023]

Hey Kyrie! Thanks for the Banner 18!

[@vg1024]

Kyrie saw LeCoach in action with the Cavs, and figured with his Cavs championship pedigree he could wear the pants in Boston. He figured wrong.

[@unknownsource1485]

he thought being a leader like bron, kobe, and Mj was easier said than done😂

[@TashaOneal-l8h]

​@@unknownsource1485L.B.J is not a leader

[@17thN.O]

​@@unknownsource1485"Bron" is a horrible leader as well, so he learned from the best.

[@muganthediamondlion7506]

@@17thN.O4 finals MVPs don’t come to “horrible” leaders

[@underpressure07140]

@@muganthediamondlion7506 didn't Lebron email the voters to beg for FMVP votes?

[@Somebodys-unc]

3:19 lebron defense is immaculate

[@Richxwolf]

I hate the celtics fans w a passion. But they can really shit talk this summer. Won a chip, dominated tho teams they played were sorry. Gotta play whos ahead of u. GG celtics

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

Eat a fat one

[@UnconventionalReasoning]

While a small piece in the overall puzzle, he also suggested that the Earth might be flat in 2018. In a city as motivated by intellectualism as Boston, his anti-intellectualism was almost an insult. Consider that one of the first two COVID vaccines (which Irving refuses to take) was created less than 2 miles from the Boston Garden.

[@Heavilymoderated]

Bostons fans have all the worst qualities of a live NBA audience. Not just the Kyrie thing.

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

Based off what? Have you ever been here before?no, then shut up

[@Jeremiah.hopesll]

3:49 bucks games 7 Bo’s vs bucks 2018

[@joelmarte7059]

They never need it Kyrie I don't think he will ever see a championship only with cavs that's gonna be his only championship his gonna have under his belt 2016 cavs

[@TBCLINQ]

The constant criticism goes through his stint with Boston , keep that in mind he was injured before the playoffs. And Brown And Tatum , were thriving in their roles. 18-19 was just their worst year yet , so Kyrie went to Brooklyn , that's where he was hated.

[@rexleidig3412]

The earth's not flat and Is kyrie and luca are too small

[@bailoch]

People never bring it up, but in that 2022 series vs the Celtics, Kevin Durant absolutely SOLD. Kyrie actually played really well and if KD just played to his average ability, they likely win that series

[@otaviofrn_adv]

the Celtics did to him what thye did to Durant back them... you pick the lesser of two evils and defend him hard, you cut 50% of the team's capacity, because they rely too much on two guys. now Luka was allowed to have 30+ points, but Kyrie was defended by 19k+ in the TD Garden games

[@croatiankid6595]

Lmao it’s nothing he dint cause tho he told the whole crowd he’s resigning 😂😂😂

[@guitaroso]

Boston has no ground to be pissed at any player after what they did to Isiah

[@jbug1979]

daa fuc are all these bot comments coming from? dead Internet theory!

[@SadfoxGuyver]

Celtics wanting loyalty after what they did to Zeek

[@Averagedre]

zeek? he never played for Boston😂

[@SadfoxGuyver]

@@Averagedre ok

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

Who??

[@alaja.mp3]

sorry andy but if anything KD ruined that team.

[@pv2639]

Shoulda gone to the heat boy. They aint never gonna punk in like that there

[@clarkkent1635]

Wish this woulda came out b4 the playoffs were over 😢

[@bealu9459]

bro if this happened in futbol they would have killed him

[@chrisnguyen7341]

It all began when the reporter asked Kyrie if Bron was his daddy lmao

[@brucelau2023]

he did say he was gonna win Boston a championship, and he’s gonna become right soon

[@G.Dogbone14u]

This explains everything, what l was puzzled about, now l know.

[@bandito241]

I wonder if he would’ve had a similar reaction if the Mavs play the Nets in the finals.

[@baseupp12]

After the celtics win the ring the beef will be finished I feel. Celtics fans feel they got their revenge and for the most part most of the fnas will move on.

[@rileymcphee9429]

Here we go

[@lesbridges3040]

Brown is hard to

[@RandomBurner]

Thumbnail is kind of “scary”

[@lesbridges3040]

Tatum is hard to

[@lesbridges3040]

That was a good season

[@ricknmorty8496]

Promising those idiot fans that he would return and not delivering it is a recipe for disaster 😂

[@connorgriffin342]

Ok Rick n Morty

[@ERGSEG]

When the Celtics win the title on Friday (or whenever), that should be the end of the beef between Celtic fans and Kyrie. It’s time to let it go.

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

Na that's a lifetime thing

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Kyrie-Drama 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@lesbridges3040]

Your skills is hard kyrie.

[@Richxwolf]

The media really ruined Kyrie at the beginning first the Cavaliers media was treating him like a little ass kid next to LeBron and then well there's Boston can you blame him for wanting to leave? Congrats to the Celtics, though they really were the best team all season despite their way to winning the championship. They were still the best regular season team.

[@I.am_Groot]

The media blah media um media.. Y'all deserve Kyrie he your 'real one' lol

[@bigbearkat2010]

Personally I thought him wanting out of Cleveland was fine. The Cavs were his team before Lebron got there and he got pushed to the side. It's his whining on the way out of Boston and Brooklyn that's left a bad taste in my mouth.

[@I.am_Groot]

@@bigbearkat2010 For sure. Hard to excuse the first one when others show us it was more mess. Hope Dallas will be home to him in ways other places were not. But ultimately HE has to make something positive before anyone else can join in so right now looks like redemption

[@MikeWallace-r3x]

Eat a fat one

[@djrukahs8926]

Kyrie ain't shyt.

[@adrified9352]

All kyrie is and ever will be is a good boy. He obeys orders as a sidekick and can’t win anything without a leader 🤣🤣🍀🍀☘️

[@tharrigan5661]

Kyrie, I thought, handled himself very well especially congratulating the Celtics team when it was obvious the Celtics were going to be champions. That was a classy move and I believe was appreciated by the Celtics fan base. He’s a very talented player. Seems like he’s in a much better place now.

[@spiderphil]

Compartmentalize lol Chris Webber

[@kevinc1001]

He never wanted to be in Boston it wasn't even one of the teams he wanted to play for.

[@alexanderboulton2123]

If LeBron was a father figure, he wasn't a very good one.

[@jpnoy]

Kyrie can be curse for the rest of his career

[@JaGEM09]

He done did it to himself.

[@johnmarston5918]

Kyrie is a diva, always has been. I'd never forgive him and I'm just Australian like him and not a Boston fan. I revoke his citizenship

[@SweetPassBro]

Yeah. Boston will never forgive Kyrie. We gave him the keys he crashed the car then blamed us for it. L take. Sorry

[@nomorepartiezz]

you guys made it to the conference finals literally the year after he left and have been there pretty much every single year since. its been five years i cant believe your entire fanbase is still so butthurt about it. Meanwhile he arguably imploded the entire Nets franchise and doomed the entire organization to mediocrity for an entire decade just a year ago. And Nets fans already give less of a shit then yall and have moved on to settling for Mikal Bridges 10th seeds every year. Have yall ever stopped to think that even if Kyrie has spent time antagonizing you that maybe there’s a reason literally nobody else likes Boston fans lmao

[@bobchitlin6583]

i don't think he will ever be forgiven for stomping on Lucky

[@andredornelles8014]

Great video. This has come full circle karma for the flat earther lol

[@Papo1934]

Womp Womp, get ya brooms ready 🧹

[@dustindussault2864]

doubt it

[@Buratitit]

Dont forget what boston did to IT also🤷‍♂️

[@misteryoww5026]

Jayson tatum is worse than Kyrie as a leader he's the reason they didn't win since then, thank God they gave the ball to Brown and the others they saved his ass this time

[@michaelschaefer1904]

The last time the Celtics lost four in a row was with Kyrie in the playoffs.

[@lizzie7223]

Players come and go, it's his lack of character people don't like.

[@audymingoa6149]

The Celtics plan was to trade him with Porzingis he only want to get even so leave for Brooklyn

[@robertscott5208]

Who hates Kyrie? We were mad because he ran to KD. Everybody loves Kyrie's hooping arse.