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Only Kyrie Irving could come up with something this delusional

By Alan Greenwood - Staff Writer | Jan 20, 2020

Alan Greenwood

Whenever you think Kyrie Irving has reached his peak of self-possessed jack-assery he manages to top himself.

Irving’s highest peak came with exquisitely poor timing, an art he has perfected. Unhappy over criticism he took from teammates and media members after returning from seven weeks nursing a bad back, Irving actually compared himself with Martin Luther King, Jr.., the heroic civil rights leader of the nation Monday.

“When I was out for those seven weeks and not saying anything and still people are saying things about me. It’s inevitable. They crucified Martin Luther King for speaking about peace and social integration,” Irving said during an interview on the YES Network.

Oh, lord … at some time in his life that man has to learn to keep his delusions to himself.

By the way, Irving’s birthday is March 23, for those planning future three-day weekends.

CASE NOT QUITE CLOSED: It long been the position taken in this little corner of the newsroom that the worst football mistake of Bob Kraft’s tenure as Patriots owner is his command to jettison Jimmy Garoppolo to rid Tom Brady of a foreboding shadow. Actually, the fact that he’d stick his nose in Bill Belichick’s domain is, in itself, an act of abject foolishness.

That opinion still stands, though Garoppolo didn’t exactly provide fresh evidence in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.

In fact, completing six of eight passes for 77 yards made him a complete non-entity in the 49ers’ win over the Packers. Now Green Bay’s complete inability to contain Raheem Mostert (unless holding him to 220 yards was the goal) made Garoppolo’s arm an unneeded weapon. And no one can discount the extraordinary season Garoppolo had in leading the Niners to the Super Bowl.

But outdueling Patrick Mahomes would certainly confirm, once and for all time, the utter silliness of giving him away for a second-round draft pick.

TIME TRAVEL: Jan. 21, 1955 – “Nashua’s semi-pro basketball five, the Nashua Granites, has received an invitation to play in the Boston Garden in a preliminary game to the Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers professional NBA tilt on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6, it was announced today.

“The Granites will face the Bertocci Club of Brockton, Mass., to open the afternoon Garden hoop activity at 12:45 and will be followed by the pro clash. … The ducats will be distributed to members of the Granites, who in turn will make them available to Nashua fans. When received the tickets will be in the hands of Ted Trudel, Harry Kierstead, Jack Lecius, Stan Lecius, Ray Riviere, Noel Trottier, Don Perrault, Dick Piwowarski, Joe Degulis and coach Mike Radziewicz, all of Nashua; and Jim Doyle and McGettigan of Wilton.”

You may recognize a name or two that remained prominent in the Nashua sports world for years after their Garden adventure.

And to think that in the day a single dollar could buy a pretty good seat at the Garden.

Contact Alan Greenwood at 594-1248 or agreenwood@nashuatelegraph.com.

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