Joe Mazzulla has amazing response to Kyrie Irving being ‘villain’ in eyes of Boston Celtics fans

Kyrie Irving will return to the TD Garden for Game 1 of the NBA finals.

Joe Mazzulla has amazing response to Kyrie Irving being ‘villain’ in eyes of Boston Celtics fans

Joe Mazzulla gave a brilliant about Kyrie Irving getting perceived as the 'villain'

By defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, the Dallas Mavericks are headed to the NBA finals after 13 years. As this would be Luka Doncic‘s first shot at the championship, Kyrie Irving will make his fourth appearance. However, this time the star will get the opportunity to play against his former team the Boston Celtics.

Kyrie Irving‘s damaged relationship with the Celtics is not unknown in the NBA world. The Celtics fans also have held intense grudges towards Irving which will certainly have an impact on the upcoming series. However, the Boston Celtics‘ head coach Joe Mazzulla gave a brilliant response to Irving getting perceived as the ‘villain’ by the Boston fans.

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Aren't we all in someone's eyes? We're all villains in someone's eyes.
Joe Mazzulla told the reporters

The head coach showed his great sportsmanship mentality as he praised Irving for having an amazing postseason. Mazzulla also showed respect for Irving’s achievements in his career as he called him ‘fun’ to watch. The HC also stated that guarding Irving at the highest in the finals series is the most important.

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Boston fans have felt abandoned by Irving as he left the team after playing for two seasons. Since then, Irving has also not shied away from showing his true feelings towards the organization. As the star was fined for stomping on the team’s logo, the fans have also thrown water and booed the guard on numerous occasions. It would be interesting to see how the fans will treat the player during Game 1 at the TD Garden.

Joe Mazzulla praised the Mavericks duo ahead of the finals

Doncic and Irving have turned out to be one of the best backcourts in the league during this postseason. The duo has taken the Mavericks to the finals with an incredible offensive partnership throughout the three rounds of the playoffs. The Celtics will have to create strategies and make plans to slow down the pair in the tough series.

HC Mazzulla is certainly well aware of that, as he spoke highly of the duo. During the press conference ahead of the finals, Mazzulla acknowledged the coaching and the contribution of the role players of the Mavericks as he praised the scoring duo.

Well coached, well prepared. I think they're a great team. You obviously have two really good scorers but I think their role players are great at what their role is and what they're asked to do night in and night out.
Joe Mazzulla said

Considering both team’s immense talent on either side of the court will make the matchup very exciting. Regardless, the Celtics were the top-seeded team in the entire league during the regular season, the Mavericks have fought battles to defeat the best teams of the West. The series will undoubtedly be a treat for NBA fans.

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