On April 27, Beijing time, the Nets struggled to reach the playoffs, but the first round was swept out by the Celtics 0-4, not long ago, basketball star Owen tweeted to express regret, while Irving also congratulated the Celtics on promotion.
Owen tweeted: "We didn't get the results we wanted, but I wanted to congratulate my brothers in the Celtics dressing room. They won the series and I wish them all the best. Aside from enjoying competing with them, that's all.
Owen also tweeted: It's time to reflect, grow and move forward. Thank God for using me as a vessel. I feel humble and honored. At your service.
In this year's playoff series, Irving played in 4 games, averaging 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.3 blocks in 42.5 minutes per game, shooting 44.4% from the field and 38.1% from three-point range; due to the Fasting period in Ramadan, Irving's state fluctuated greatly, G1 slashed 39 points but was killed by Tatum, G2 only 10 points, G3 contributed 16 points and G4 contributed 20 points.
After the Nets were eliminated, Irving publicly expressed his loyalty, saying that he would not go anywhere else and wanted to build a team with Durant; this summer, Irving is eligible to renew a super contract with Irving for up to 5 years and 248 million US dollars.
So far in the Nets career, Irving has missed 123 games for various off-court reasons, only played 102 games, and often missed games with a large contract of $142 million for 4 years; this year, Irving only played 29 games in the regular season, the Nets won 44 wins and 38 losses, and advanced to the playoffs as the seventh in the East through the playoffs, but the first round was swept out.