Kyrie Irving when asked if he feels a physical difference after having ACL surgery:
“Yeah. That’s part of getting surgery…Any time you go into that surgical room, you’re not gonna come out the same…It sucks…The rehab is going to be crappy, it’s going to be shitty, it’s gonna try you mentally…My work ethic has led me to this point…Yeah I’m different, but this gives me an opportunity to go out and prove something greater…”