I think it was Jackie Mac, on a podcast the other day, that said the remaining Celtics were thrilled he left and *love* Kemba. Now some of that is loving who's there, but Jackie is pretty plugged in.An exhausting bullshit artist. I only have the bandwidth to deal with the one we have in the White House.
Using the death of a loved one to excuse/rationalize behavior that seems consistent with who he is, and is consistent with prior behavior, is a stretch. It seemed clear that he resented the success the kids had in the 2018 playoffs and his attempt to re-assert himself as the team's leader (mostly by telling everyone he was a leader, versus acting the part) blew up in his, and the team's, face. I have no idea how much of a role grief played in that. I do know that this type of behavior has been a pattern for him for the better part of his career. He's an uber-talented, uber-temperamental dude. Hopefully he finds an even keel in NJ.
EDIT: Windhorst's pod. Seems like it was Windhorst, who was in Australia, that mentioned how much they like Kemba. And he said it was clear they were drawing a distinction to Kyrie. Jackie's quote, regarding the Celtics attitude towards Kyrie, from FO on down, was "Don't let the door hit you."
http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=27689670
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