Kyrie Irving rumors: Celtics should 'still be worried' about Lakers signing star originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Los Angeles Lakers remain a long shot in the Kyrie Irving free agency sweepstakes. But they're very much still an option, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Here's Windhorst speaking Monday night on "SportsCenter" about the chances of Irving leaving the Boston Celtics to reunite with ex-teammate LeBron James in Los Angeles: "If you had asked me six months ago, I would have had said the door was closed and locked, that was not gonna happen.