Already eagerly awaited by the Celtics Nation for his return to Boston, Kyrie Irving distinguished himself at the dawn of Game 3 by publicly fearing racist comments from the TD Garden audience. Words that make people react a lot, and which have been validated by… a C’s player.
Almost two years after his departure, he is finally preparing to find the crowd which encouraged him for two seasons. With a comfortable 2-0 lead in the series against the Celtics, the Nets Kyrie Irving will now have to face the warm atmosphere of TD Garden to close the debates. The Brooklyn leader has also made sure to spice up his return to Massachusetts.
After a Game 2 easily won by his team, Uncle Drew indeed issued fears of being subjected to racist comments from opposing fans, whom he encountered almost daily between 2017 and 2019. His exit obviously received its share of opposition, but was shared by one of his former teammates, still a member of the Green Army: Marcus Smart .
Marcus Smart on if he’s heard Boston fans make racist comments: “Yeah, I’ve heard it. I’ve hard a couple of things. It’s hard to hear that and then have them support us as players. It’s kind of sad and sickening.”
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 27, 2021
Marcus Smart, in response to the question whether he has ever heard Boston fans make racist comments: “Yeah, I heard that. I heard a thing or two. It’s hard to hear that, and then accept that they support us, the Celtics players. It’s a little sad and sickening. “
An early C’s soldier, Smart risks offending his own leader, Danny Ainge, by joining Kyrie on this one. In a recent media appearance, the GM had indeed said that he had never heard of such remarks in the Garden, whether during his playing career, or in his executive functions.
Kendrick Perkins had also delivered a similar statement, lambasting the Nets star for his tendency to dramatize every situation. Irving can therefore now be satisfied to be able to count on the support of choice in this controversy. His reunion with his old room, they could unfortunately turn out to be even more electric from now on.
Violently criticized in recent days for his accusations of racism towards Celtics fans, Kyrie Irving can now stand behind the testimony of Marcus Smart. A major asset in this delicate matter.
