Boston Celtics fans still clearly have a bunch of hate for Kyrie Irving and they made him know all about it on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets treated NBA fans to an incredible showdown on Sunday. In the end, Boston was able to come away with a 126-120 win, no question sending a statement to the rest of the Eastern Conference.
For Kyrie Irving, it was another trip to Boston to forget, as fans let him have it throughout the contest. With Jayson Tatum finishing with 54 points, the Boston supporters were showering him with love, while reminding Irving that they don’t miss him in town.
🗣 "Kyrie sucks" chants break out in Boston 😂 pic.twitter.com/1aPpv2FtFS
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 6, 2022
Boston fans continue to troll Kyrie Irving whenever they can
Irving heard those chants and he couldn’t help but smile and shake his head. Tatum and other Celtics players were trying to get the fans to quiet down a bit while Jaylen Brown was at the free-throw line, but those efforts didn’t work.
Celtics fans made matters worse on social media.
How Celtics fans doing Kyrie pic.twitter.com/7NhZdGRveW
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) March 6, 2022
THE CELTICS WIN AGAIN!!! THIS TIME AGAINST THE NETS WITH DURANT AND KYRIE!!
— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) March 6, 2022
CUE IT!!! pic.twitter.com/JVkFQ1SIR9
Tatum scores 54, Celtics beat the Nets and are on fire, Kyrie sucks mood🍀 pic.twitter.com/3MIY9Twghb
— The 617 (@The617_) March 6, 2022
Nets fans went from “we won the trade” to “wait till KD comes back” to “wait till KD and Kyrie play together”… WHAT NOW?? 😭😭
— dean 🦂 (@DeanScorpion_) March 6, 2022
Jayson Tatum stared down Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but walked away as far and away the best player on the court…again.
— Cousin Steez (@AndrewDoxy) March 6, 2022
KYRIE SUCKS CHANTS RAIN FROM THE GARDEN
— Boston Diehards (@Boston_Diehards) March 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/DozManDark/status/1500569661284372482
The chants only got louder and people were having a blast in the stands. Tatum was brilliant in the win, while Irving had to settle for a 19-point performance. Kevin Durant scored a team-high 37 points for Brooklyn, but it was nowhere close to enough to help the Nets record a win.
These two teams don’t like one another, and the rivalry seems to get better with each game. At this point, Irving pretty much has to expect for Celtics fans to hit him with plenty of boos and savage chants whenever he makes his way to the city.
He’ll be able to keep laughing things off, but he’ll also hope to shut people up with some big games down the road too. It’d be sweet if Brooklyn and Boston were to meet in the playoffs. There’d be plenty of drama in that series.