Infections aren’t something to mess with, Kyrie Irving can atest to that.
The Boston Celtics point guard missed the tail end of the regular season and the entirety of Boston’s playoff run after undergoing surgery to remove a tension wire in his left knee. Irving then had another procedure in April after bacteria was found at the site of two screws in his left patella.
Irving finally was cleared for basketball activities after a lengthy rehab, and he discussed the infection and the road to recovery with ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk, noting the infection was more serious than people probably realized.
“I mean, you ask anybody with an infection, th…