On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced today that the league will fine Irving $50,000 for making offensive gestures to home fans and rudeness in post-game interviews.
The feud between Celtics fans and Irving began as early as 2019. After a disappointing season, Irving left the team in free agency to join the Nets. Greens fans were not only disappointed that he did not lead the team to the finals, but also angry that he backed off on his promise to renew his contract with the Celtics and then join the Nets. After that, every time Irving came to TD Garden to play, he was always booed and even abused.
In an interview, talking about the hostility of Celtics fans towards Irving, Durant said: “Sometimes Irving may be ready, sometimes not, but he knows what his job will involve, he understands himself Maybe he won’t be in the mood to mess with the fans next game, it’s just a feeling. You never know what triggers you in the moment, what other people say will make you react.”
“In the playoffs, NBA fans love to target players, especially those who have played for their teams, and we all know that. Irving’s reaction is his reaction, we’re all behind him, I can understand him That’s what he said.” Durant continued, “It’s the same thing the fans said to him, he just hit back. I think it’s all part of the game, they come for the experience of the game, if you say What, you might get a response from some players.”
“It’s from love, they’ve loved him, they’ve cheered for him, they’ve bought his jersey. There’s this part of their life experience watching him play, so when the trade takes that part away, it feels part of them. Gone too.” Durant gave an extremely mature answer about the mentality of the fans. “They have an emotional attachment to professional sports, people always say that having a home team in their city is both a gift and a curse. It shows that people care about us, that people have emotions, that they respect us and admire us, and sometimes it becomes It’s a little dark, but that’s how the human brain thinks.”
“We understand all of this, and the fans understand where we come from, because we have our own platform to talk about things like this. As long as everyone understands each other, these interactions are healthy,” Durant added.
Greens coach Uduka talked about Irving’s post-match remarks, he said: “This is the situation between him and the team, and it was the same between him and the Cavaliers before. So, our focus is on how to defend him, we can’t let him anymore. He’s got 39 points and we’re not going to worry about what happened between him and the fans.”
(Editor: Charon)
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