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Kyrie Irving to miss Boston return because of lingering shoulder injury


NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will not play against his old team, the Boston Celtics, on Thanksgiving eve because of a lingering shoulder injury, multiple sources told The Athletic.

Irving is dealing with a “right shoulder impingement” and has missed the Nets’ last four games, including a 116-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Sources said Irving needs another week of rehabilitation, at minimum. If that holds, the earliest he would play is next Friday, when the Celtics visit Barclays Center. This also means Irving will miss the Nets’ game Monday in Cleveland, where he won an NBA title and went to three finals with the Cavaliers but forced his way out of there through a trade in the summer of 2017.

Irving left Boston as a free agent after two seasons, one marred by injury and the other by tumult in the Celtics’ locker room, often surrounding him.

Two sources said Irving would not travel with the Nets to Cleveland or…





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