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For better or for worse, a major 2024 NBA Finals storyline is Kyrie Irving’s history with the Celtics and what it would mean for one party to defeat the other.

The now-Dallas Maverick will once again face his former team in the postseason, this time on the sport’s biggest stage.

Irving and the Mavericks will travel to Boston’s TD Garden for Games 1 and 2, plus the if-necessary fifth and seventh games. All contests promise to feature an unapologetically rowdy Celtics crowd that will incessantly boo Irving.

Irving’s former Boston teammate, Al Horford, said he’s looking forward to playing in those home games with Irving on the floor.

“Regardless of who’s coming in and who’s not, it’s gonna be lively. It’s gonna be exciting, it’s gonna be loud,” he told reporters on Friday. “TD Garden’s gonna be ready to go. It’s those environments that you want to play in. You are in the finals, this is the big stage. I don’t expect anything less from our fans. Our fans are gonna be who they are and that’s what it is.”

Horford was also asked about what it was like playing with Irving during their Celtics tenure, which featured two playoff runs that ended short of reaching the NBA Finals.