Kyrie Irving

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The Boston Celtics made it to Game 7 of the NBA Finals last season without injured guard Kyrie Irving. With Irving back, the Celtics are the favorite to return. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving talks with a teammate in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Cleveland. Two people familiar with the situation says All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has asked the Cavaliers to trade him. Irving made the request last week to owner Dan Gilbert, said the persons who spoke Friday, July 21, 2017, to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team is not commenting on the star’s demands. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving answers questions after Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison, center, tries to fight through the pick set by Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson, left, as he tries to guard Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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FILE - At left in a 2013 file photo is Cleveland Browns NFL football player Josh Gordon. At right in a 2013 file photo is Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball player Kyrie Irving. Two of Cleveland's biggest sports stars are going at it. Irving and Gordon exchanged barbs across all number of platforms over the weekend _ TV, Twitter and newspaper. (AP Photo/File)

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) shoots against Charlotte Bobcats' Al Jefferson in overtime of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Cleveland. Irving scored a career-high 44 points but the Cavaliers lost to Charlotte 96-94. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)