BOSTON — In case there were any Celtics fans at TD Garden, who hadn’t heard Kyrie Irving suggest that the Boston crowd wasn’t as loud as he thought they’d be in Game 1, the scoreboard helped them along.
During warmups for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, a picture of the former Celtic appeared on the TD Garden videoboard above the court with his quote over it.
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“I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE LOUDER IN HERE” – Kyrie Irving.
The fans, who were already in their seats booed and started a “Kyrie sucks” chant.
Irving made the statement following Game 1 when asked how the Boston crowd had treated him.
“I thought it was going to be a little louder in here but I’m expecting the same things going into Game 2. Crowd trying to get me out of my element, my teammates out of my element,” he said. “But again, the energy has to be focused towards the game. I felt like I had a lot of great looks. They hit back rim or were just a little left or right. Just got to stay confident and stay poised throughout this, man. This is the best time of the year to be playing. There’s only two teams left. Let’s put it in perspective. The environment is going to be what it is but my focus is on our game plan and making sure my guys feel confident and I feel confident and continue to shoot great shots.”
Irving had 12 points and two assists and shot 6-for-19 from the floor in Thursday’s loss.
