TNT/NBA The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 102-99 on Tuesday in the NBA season-opener, although the game was overshadowed by Gordon Hayward's devastating ankle injury. After the game, however, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James at least gave us something to smile about. After Irving missed the game-tying three-pointer in James' face as time expired, the two exchanged a big hug before Irving went on to hug several other Cavs players. Here was the hug: Irving even continued former, more elaborate handshakes with old teammates: The interaction between James and Irving was surprising as Irving had requested a trade from Cleveland in the offseason, reportedly to get out from under James' shadow.