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CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 23: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates late in the fourth quarter of their 112 to 99 win over the Boston Celtics during Game Four of the 2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 23, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Three cheers for Danny Ainge, who turned assets into star power

10/10/2016 WALTHAM, MA General Manager of the Boston Celtics Danny Ainge (cq) poses for a photo at the team's practice facility in Waltham. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Here's what Danny Ainge had to say after the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 19: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers tries to stop Isaiah Thomas #4 of the Boston Celtics in the second half during Game One in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs 2015 at Quicken Loans Arena on April 19, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers defeated the Celtics 113-100. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

How NBA players reacted to the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade

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Kyrie Irving is guarded by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Here's why Kyrie Irving thinks the Earth is flat

Cleveland, OH May 23, 2017: The Cavaliers Kyrie Irving is fired up after hitting a three pointer at the end of the third quarter to put Cleveland ahead 87-80. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is in the backround with his arms folded.The Boston Celtics played Game Four of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis)

5 things you may not know about Kyrie Irving

Boston, MA - 1/31/1987: Boston University's #11 Drederick Irving spins away from Canisius defender. (George Rizer/Globe Staff)
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Kyrie Irving's dad was a former BU basketball star

Students from Davison High School look at the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 from Cardinal Stadium in Davison, Mich. (Roberto Acosta/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

Worried about your eyes after the eclipse? Here’s what you should know

This undated photo provided by Kianna Kaizer, shows Jeremy Himmelman and his girlfriend Kianna Kaizer. Himmelman was fatally shot along with his friend Andrew Oneschuk, 18, by a roommate in the Tampa apartment the men all shared. The friends met through an obscure neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. After his arrest for the shooting, roommate Devon Arthurs told police that he killed Himmelman and Oneschuk because they along with Atomwaffen’s leader Brandon Russell were planning to bomb synagogues, nuclear facilities and other sites. (Kianna Kaizer via AP)

Deadly shooting ends friendships forged in neo-Nazi group

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The Obamas were spotted in Cambridge during Harvard move-ins

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Boylston Street should be bustling, but many storefronts sit empty

Boylston Street should be bustling, but many storefronts sit empty

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Boylston Street should be bustling, but many storefronts sit empty

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 11: Evan Turner #11 of the Boston Celtics reacts to a foul call in the fourth quarter against the Charlotte Hornets at TD Garden on April 11, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

A former Celtic thinks the 'Cavs came out big' after Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade

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More liquor licenses in Boston? Cheers to that.

More liquor licenses in Boston? Cheers to that.

Pizza restaurant reopens 18 months after fatal crash

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The story behind the ‘Blacks for Trump’ guy at the Phoenix rally

The story behind the ‘Blacks for Trump’ guy at the Phoenix rally

FILE- In this Dec. 8, 2011 file photo, the Amtrak Downeaster travels through Portland, Maine.

Amtrak brings back 1955 dome rail car to Downeaster train

2018 Volvo XC60.

What the experts say about the 2018 Volvo XC60