The rocky history between Kyrie Irving and Boston Celtics fans is no secret—it’s been a rollercoaster of drama since his short two-year run with the team ended in 2019, when the star guard bolted to the Brooklyn Nets as a free agent.
But hold onto your seats, because even the most die-hard Kyrie critics among Celtics supporters are about to crack up at his newest viral antics. On Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks dropped a hilarious video featuring Irving and his teammates getting a surprise visit from… a robot.
That’s right—a full-on robot showdown!
Kyrie absolutely owned this robot in epic fashion
This pint-sized mechanical marvel was flexing some slick fighting poses for the Mavs crew when Kyrie decided to step up. As he closed in, the robot actually seemed spooked (seriously, a bit creepy if you think about it), shuffling back in tiny, timid steps.
Then, in a move straight out of a comedy sketch, Kyrie gave the bot a firm shove, sending it tumbling backward before it crashed flat on its back, motionless on the ground.
Irving’s deadpan “my bad, I thought I could push him a little harder” line? Pure gold, capping off this masterful bit of humor from the Mavs’ social media squad.
The Celtics-Kyrie feud has finally chilled out after years of intensity
Thank goodness this gem surfaced now, instead of back in the day when I’d feel compelled to hate on every Kyrie move.
These days, the tension between Irving and Boston has simmered down significantly. But man, at its height? It was outright savage.
Losing a talent like Kyrie always hurts, but ditching town just nine months after pledging to stick around? That’s a brutal twist. Add in his underwhelming playoff exit against the Milwaukee Bucks, and the wounds ran deep.
The drama escalated when Irving’s Nets clashed with the Celtics in the playoffs in 2021 and 2022. They traded series wins, but Boston delivered the ultimate smackdown with a 4-0 sweep in ’22. That’s when the fan feud boiled over.
Iconic moments like Kyrie stomping on the Celtics’ logo, a fan hurling a water bottle his way, and Irving trading barbs (and middle fingers) with the crowd? Absolute theater.
The epic finale arrived in the 2024 NBA Finals, pitting Kyrie against Boston one last time in a high-stakes showdown. The Celtics, as heavy favorites, dominated en route to their 18th championship in five games. That victory brought sweet closure, burying the hatchet once and for all.
Now, we can all kick back and chuckle as Kyrie banishes that poor robot to oblivion.