Game 3 between the Celtics and Nets wasn’t Irving’s first time playing at TD Garden since leaving the Celtics two seasons ago, but it was his first time playing in the building with fans present.
Things flared up earlier this week when Irving talked about returning to TD Garden for the first time with fans in the building. He said he’d hoped there’d be no “belligerence and racism” from fans toward the Nets.
And of course, as expected, when Irving touched the court there was no warm welcome waiting for him.
Before tip-off even began, he received boos from the fans.
Fans in TD Garden greet Kyrie Irving with loud chants of booing as he walks out on the court to face the Celtics in Game 3 👀 pic.twitter.com/rW2ADCSRkY
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) May 29, 2021
Where things went a bit too far, though, was this NSFW chant from fans directed at Irving. “[Expletive] you, Kyrie.” It was rough.
“F*ck you Kyrie” chants have broken out in the Boston TD Garden 😳
pic.twitter.com/AgSNWrsKMJ— CrossedSports (@crossedsportsig) May 29, 2021
Yikes. Safe to say there’s no love lost between Irving and Celtics fans.
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