By Abhinav Kini 05/10/18 AT 12:52 AM Kyrie Irving left for the Boston Celtics last year because he was not allowed to be the Scottie Pippen to LeBron James' Michael Jordan according to former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin. Pictured: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Boston Celtics defend each other during the second half at TD Garden on Jan. 3, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts.