Kyrie Irving had a great first season for the Boston Celtics, but unfortunately for him, due to a knee injury, he missed all of the team's playoff games, including the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers were able to eliminate the Celtics in the Conference Finals, winning the series 4-3, as well as ending Irving's hopes of getting one over his former teammate when it matters the most at the first time of asking.

During a recent appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, via Clutch Sports, the point guard revealed just how frustrating of a time the Celtics' postseason was for him as he sat on the sidelines unable to play due to his knee.

Irving stated that the playoffs was an annoying time for him, not because he was watching his teammates play from the sidelines, but due to the fact he was dealing with a lot of medical stuff around that time as well due to his injury.

He said: “[Sitting out the playoffs and watching Boston make a run] sucked, man. It sucked. I can’t even sugarcoat it, it was tough. Not from watching the guys, but of what I was dealing with outside of that.

"I was leaving the games at halftime because I had eight-hour shifts of antibiotics I had to take for my infection. I had a PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) in my arm for two months and I’m just like, every day is like, I can’t lift, I can’t run, I can’t do anything.

"If I didn’t have my PICC line in for my infection, I would have definitely gone after trying to be ready for at least the Eastern Conference Finals."

Unfortunately for Irving, it wasn't to be as he missed out on the Eastern Conference Finals and the Celtics were eliminated from the playoffs. However, looking ahead to next season, Boston finds themselves in a really good position.

As well as Irving, Gordon Hayward will be returning to the court for the first time since the season opener, and alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, they have a really promising core that's considered by many to be the favourites to win the Eastern Conference.

Beyond that, if things don't go to plan, the point guard will have a chance to decide where he would like to play his basketball when he hits the open market in free agency in the summer of 2019.

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