Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets traveled to Boston to face the Boston Celtics. Now, there is history between Kyrie and the Celtics, and this ought to be another amusing game. The Celtics fans didn’t shy away from making their feelings known after Kyrie left them for the Nets. It was an absolutely crazy scene at the TD Garden. The crowd was electric and vocal at every Boston play, especially when Kyrie received the ball.
Kyrie Irving and the Nets were blown away by the Celtics, they managed to score just 16 points in the first quarter. The biggest lead of the night was almost 50 points, for the Celtics. Despite the reception Kyrie received, he managed to put up 20 points against a hostile Celtics audience. Even before the game started, Celtics fans could be seen stomping on a Celtics jersey with Kyrie written on it.
The most interesting part of this video is they are literally wearing Kyrie’s 🤨 https://t.co/YZIhOxaQrS
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) February 2, 2023
The game ended at 139-96, with the Celtics maintaining a minimum of a 30-point advantage throughout the game. With 7 seconds remaining on the clock, the Boston crowd roared up, “Kyrie Sucks.” No Wonder Kyrie could manage only 20 on the night. The fans were absolutely against Kyrie Irving and didn’t spare him for a moment.
Celtics fans started a “Kyrie sucks” chant at the end of their blowout win over the Nets 😬
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 2, 2023
Kyrie Irving sure faced a hostile crowd, but his maturity in dealing with the crowd is pure class from the 8x NBA All-Star.
Celtics fans every time Kyrie Irving touches the ball pic.twitter.com/XiLYz2nEHD
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 2, 2023
The Boston fans had one job tonight and it was to get under Kyrie’s skin at all times, and they sure did. Jayson Tatum and the Celtics boast the best record 37-15, and leading the way in the Eastern Conference. The Nets on the other hand are 2 losses away from dropping to 5th in the league, if they continue in this fasion.
Why does Kyrie Irving get so much hate from the Boston Celtics fans?
It’s been four years since Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics to join the Brooklyn Nets. However, the Celtics fans in someway hate him for the things he did during his time with the Celtics. Every time the 30-year-old visits the TD Garden he is welcomed with hostility. There is a reason why Kyrie Irving is welcomed this way. One of the reasons Kyrie Irving left the Boston Celtics, was the passing of his grandfather.
.@KyrieIrving opens up about his experience with the Celtics after his grandfather passed away last year. pic.twitter.com/bXPkgSqQAP
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 27, 2019
During his spell with the Celtics from 2017-2019, he labelled the team with a, “Lack of experience”, said Kyrie. These are the same players who led the Celtics to the playoffs year after year before he even joined them. The Celtics fans hate the fact, that he constantly blamed other and didn’t take responsibilities for his actions. They consider him an arrogant player and never cared for the franchise.
The cherry on top would be when he refused to sign an extension with the Celtics. Instead he chose to join the Brooklyn Nets, to form a super team besides Kevin Durant.