Celtics fans cheered as Kevin Love leaves with injury (Video)
By Mike Dyce
Boston Celtics fans cheered as Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love left with a shoulder injury.
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Boston Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk and Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love got tangled up and Love’s shoulder was dislocated.
It was a violent scene as Olynyk grabbed Love by his left arm and pulled in a direction opposite the way Love was going. He had to leave the court immediately and won’t return.
DEVELOPING: Kevin Love leaves court with apparent shoulder injury after getting tangled up with Kelly Olynyk.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 26, 2015
The Celtics fans know this is a good thing in their quest to avoid being swept, and they actually cheered as he left the court.
dislocated shoulder for Kevin Love. I sincerely hope the ensuing cheer from the Boston crowd wasn't in reaction to that
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) April 26, 2015
I think I heard the Celtics fans cheer when Love ran to the locker room...
— Joseph (@joseph_034) April 26, 2015
Keep it classy Boston fans. Your hippie big guy rips Love's shoulder out of socket and you cheer
— Mike Cline (@BrownsBucksFan) April 26, 2015
Olynyk dislocated Kevin Love's shoulder, then puts his arms up like he didn't touch him. Boston fans cheer as Love runs down the tunnel.
— 🅿️eter McCloud 🌰 (@TheRealPMccloud) April 26, 2015
of course Boston fans cheer while love is sprinting to the locker room, when his shoulder is out of his socket, classy.
— jp delfreo (@JP_DelFreo14) April 26, 2015
I'm sure "Dislocate his shoulder and cheer for him being injured" is what that "Beg Kevin Love to sign here" columnist intended.
— FearTheSword (@FearTheSword) April 26, 2015
Watch for yourself and decide whether or not they were cheering.
We expect this kind of behavior from Philadelphia fans, but Boston fans, shame on you.
I mean they cheered Michael Irvin being stretchered off with a career-ending injury and even jolly ole Kris Kringle. ESPN even did a short feature about it.
I mean, look at these Eagles fans welcoming some 49ers fans by pelting them with snowballs.
But Boston, we expected classier behavior from you.
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