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Celtics list Kyrie Irving as out for Tuesday's game vs. 76ers

All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is listed as out for Tuesday's game against the 76ers in Philadelphia with a strained right knee, the Boston Celtics announced.

Irving suffered the injury with about five minutes left in the second quarter of Saturday night's game against the LA Clippers. The Clippers outscored the Celtics 75-44 after Irving left, coming back from 28 points down to win 123-112.

Irving scored 14 points in 14 minutes before coming up limping.

Irving is averaging 23.8 points, 7.0 assists and 4.9 rebounds for Boston, which is one game back of Philadelphia in fifth place in the Eastern Conference.