{"id":541368,"date":"2021-05-26T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541368"},"modified":"2021-05-26T12:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T16:21:02","slug":"kyrie-irving-hopes-there-isnt-any-subtle-racism-in-his-return-to-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irving-hopes-there-isnt-any-subtle-racism-in-his-return-to-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving Hopes There Isn\u2019t Any \u2018Subtle Racism\u2019 In His Return To Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkyrie-irving-hopes-there-isnt-any-subtle-racism-in-his-return-to-boston%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541368&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1319713509.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Kyrie Irving has a habit of stirring the pot, so why would his return to Boston be any different?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Tuesday night \u2014 after the Brooklyn Nets took a commanding 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics in their first round playoff series \u2014 Irving was asked about his return to the city he once called home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am just looking forward to competing with my teammates and hopefully, we can just keep it strictly basketball; there\u2019s no belligerence or racism going on \u2014 subtle racism,\u201d Irving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31512569\/kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-plan-just-keep-strictly-basketball-upcoming-trip-boston\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cPeople yelling sh** from the crowd, but even if it is, it\u2019s part of the nature of the game and we\u2019re just going to focus on what we can control.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Asked whether he has experienced racism in Boston in his playing career before, Irving said, \u201cI\u2019m not the only one that could attest to this, but it is what it is.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Irving played for the Celtics from 2017-2019 after demanding a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. His time in a Celtics uniform was short and largely disappointing, as he missed the 2017 playoffs due to injury and is widely credited with causing tension in the locker room. After telling Celtics fans he planned on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/hunterfelt\/2018\/10\/05\/kyrie-irving-verbally-commits-to-re-signing-with-the-celtics\/?sh=1d7f02bc7a33\"><span>re-signing<\/span><\/a><span> with the team \u201cif you guys will have me back,\u201d Irving bolted town to join Kevin Durant in a Nets uniform.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Game three of the first round series will take place in Boston on Friday night, and Celtics fans will have their first chance to make their sentiments towards the star point guard known since his departure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Boston does not have a stellar reputation among black athletes, a factor some point to when discussing the cities occasional inability to attract top players in free agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>19-year MLB veteran Torii Hunter told ESPN last year that he experienced racial abuse at Fenway Park when his teams would play in Boston, and that he listed the Red Sox in the no-trade clause of his contracts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen I went to Boston it was so consistent,\u201d Hunter said on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/weei\/blogs\/rob-bradford\/hunter-offers-powerful-examples-of-racial-issues-in-boston\"><span>WEEI<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIt has nothing to do with the Red Sox. It has nothing to do with the players. It has nothing to do with the organization. It really has nothing to do with the fans. But that\u2019s the issue when you hear that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hunter recounted an instance at Fenway Park when \u201cfour of five\u201d kids pelted him with racial slurs during a game in Boston.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen I heard \u2018N-word, N-word\u2019 just chanting my name and I looked at these grown-ups and they are clapping and laughing,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cI\u2019m pointing saying, \u2018Tell them to shut up. That\u2019s bad.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Boston Red Sox president, Sam Kennedy, had to apologize to Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones after Red Sox fans taunted him with racial slurs in 2017, and former New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia has said that black baseball players expect racial taunts when playing the Red Sox.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Irving has been in the news as of late, as he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kyrie-irving-not-focused-on-basketball-turns-his-focus-to-israeli-palestinian-conflict\"><span>spoke<\/span><\/a><span> on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians at the end of the NBA regular season.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24\">\n<p><i><span>I\u2019m not going to lie to you guys, a lot of stuff is going on in this world, and basketball is just not the most important thing to me right now. There\u2019s a lot of stuff going on overseas. All my people are still in bondage across the world, and there\u2019s a lot of dehumanization going on.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>So I apologize if I\u2019m not going to be focused on y\u2019all\u2019s questions. It\u2019s just too much going on in the world for me to just be talking about basketball. I focus on this s*** 24\/7, most of the time, but it\u2019s just too much going on in this world not to address. It\u2019s just sad to see this s*** going on. It\u2019s not just in Palestine, it\u2019s not just in Israel. It\u2019s all over the world, man, and I feel it. I\u2019m very compassionate \u2026 to all races, all cultures, and to see a lot of different people being discriminated against based on their religion, color of their skin, what they believe in. It\u2019s just sad.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <a href=\"mailto:Sports@dailywire.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sports@dailywire.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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