WATCH: Kyrie Irving embraces Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker

Kyrie Irving got a warm hello from some of his ex-Celtics teammates — and the player who replaced him Boston’s point guard — on Friday.

Prior to Kyrie Irving signing with the Brooklyn Nets, the drama surrounding him and the Boston Celtics was one of the major talking points around the NBA. Over the course of the summer, it died down a bit, though there was still some level of focus on the breakup in Boston with the team signing Kemba Walker to replace Irving.

While there have also been reports and speculation about Irving’s impact on the Nets’ chemistry since he joined the team, discussion of Brooklyn’s point guard and his old team had died down — until they met up at TD Garden in Boston on Thanksgiving Eve.

Irving wasn’t there, but the crowd let the Nets know how they feel about their point guard. But Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and head coach Brad Stevens were not critical of Irving heading into the first matchup. Nor were his ex-teammates.

In fact, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart had no problem saying hello to Irving after the game in Brooklyn on Friday. Walker even came over to say something to his predecessor.

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