Kyrie Irving surprised everyone when cameras in the Celtics arena caught him burning sage as part of his pregame routine.
It was absolutely hilarious. Not only was he burning sage, but he was also doing it in someone else’s home. For those who don’t know, burning sage is a long held ritual undertaken to cleanse a space of negative energy and bad spirits.
But don’t worry, Celtics fans. Kyrie isn’t saying it’s just your team with bad vibes. When he was asked about his new pre-game ritual, he said he does this at his own home and, on top of that, he said he plans on burning sage on every NBA court this season if he’s allowed to.
"I plan to sage almost every game if the opposing team will allow me to [sage]." – Kyrie Irving explains his pregame routine pic.twitter.com/PAcU8F9uI9
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) December 19, 2020
Kevin Durant can confirm that Irving does this all the time.
Kevin Durant on Kyrie Irving saging the arena before the game: "That's his thing. Kyrie probably sages his room before he plays 2K at home."
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) December 19, 2020
Imagining Kyrie Irving burning sage before playing NBA 2k is absolutely hilarious.
Shouts to Irving for bringing the good vibes around the NBA. Salute.
