NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will not play against his old team, the Boston Celtics, on Thanksgiving eve because of a lingering shoulder injury, multiple sources told The Athletic.



Irving is dealing with a “right shoulder impingement” and has missed the Nets’ last four games, including a 116-97 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Sources said Irving needs another week of rehabilitation, at minimum. If that holds, the earliest he would play is next Friday, when the Celtics visit Barclays Center. Irving left Boston as a free agent after two seasons last summer, one marred by injury and the other by tumult in the Celtics’ locker room, often surrounding him.



Earlier this week on a Boston radio station, Celtics president Danny Ainge said Boston fans shouldn’t boo Irving upon his return.



“I think that’s a sad commentary,” Ainge said during an interview on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher &...