Back in 2019, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving left their respective teams to join forces at the Brooklyn Nets. Today, their former teams advance to the NBA Finals.
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The NBA has reached its final destination. After 7 tough games, the Jayson Tatum-led Boston Celtics manage to eliminate the #1 seeded Miami Heat in the Western Conference Finals. And with a 100-96 Game 7 win, the Cs make their first finals appearance in 12 years as they prepare to face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
Back in the offseason of 2019, Kevin Durant, after winning 2 titles with them, parted ways with GSW. And Kyrie Irving left Boston as the two decided to team up in Brooklyn.
While the Nets have failed to make it past the second round of the playoffs since the All-Star duo’s arrival, today, their former teams enter and will face each other off in the NBA Finals.
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NBA Twitter troll Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as their former teams set to face off in the 2022 NBA Finals
As soon as the Celtics lifted the Bob Cousy Award, NBA Twitter started trolling KD and Kai.
Call it some kind of jinx or not, you have to agree that this factoid is pretty crazy.
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The Celtics-Warriors series will tip off on June 2nd at the Chase Center.
