Heading into Game 2 of the Nets vs. Celtics series, Kevin Durant was asked about how Boston fans have been treating their former player, Kyrie Irving.
During Game 1 on Sunday, the Boston crowd expressed its feelings for Irving, booing or shouting chants at him. At one point, Irving flipped off a fan in the crowd and cursed at the crowd, which resulted in him earning a $50,000 fine.
Durant said that players deal with this kind of crowd attitude on occasion, especially when it’s against a previous home crowd, and sometimes emotions get the best of the player.