Kyrie vows to come back better after surgery: 'Trust me'
Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving refuses to allow another major knee surgery to derail his career.
The news broke Thursday that Irving would need two bacterially infected screws removed from his knee stemming from an operation from 2015. He's expected to make a full recovery in four-to-five months, but that means he would miss the remainder of the season and playoffs.
Irving took to Instagram to assure fans he would come back stronger after getting his knee right.
"The hardest thing to do sometimes is accept the uncontrollable things life throws at you. You try consistently to learn, grow, and prepare everyday to equip your mind, body, and spirit with tools to deal with some of those things, but I feel when those moments arise they all give you a sense of unfulfillment, simply because it puts some of your professional journey and goals on a brief hold," Irving wrote.
"It's simply a test of your perseverance and Will, to be present, even in the wake of what's going on. In this case, finding out I have an infection in my knee is definitely a moment that I now accept and move past without holding on to the all the what ifs, proving the nay-Sayers completely f---ing wrong, and accomplishing the goals I've set out for the team and myself. This season was only a snapshot of what's to come from me.
Trust Me. "The journey back to the top of Mt. Everest continues." #StandingRockSiouxTribe."