{"id":548078,"date":"2021-06-01T12:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548078"},"modified":"2021-06-01T12:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T16:21:40","slug":"youre-seeing-a-lot-of-old-ways-come-up-kyrie-irving-says-racism-to-blame-for-poor-treatment-from-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youre-seeing-a-lot-of-old-ways-come-up-kyrie-irving-says-racism-to-blame-for-poor-treatment-from-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019re Seeing A Lot Of Old Ways Come Up\u2018: Kyrie Irving Says Racism To Blame For Poor Treatment From Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fyoure-seeing-a-lot-of-old-ways-come-up-kyrie-irving-says-racism-to-blame-for-poor-treatment-from-fans%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=548078&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\/06\/GettyImages-1320903773-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Kyrie Irving wanted his return to Boston to be focused on \u201cstrictly basketball.\u201d It most certainly was not.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Boston Celtics fan was arrested and banned from TD Garden arena for life after throwing a water bottle at Irving\u2019s head as the Brooklyn Nets star was exiting the arena following the Nets game four victory on Sunday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1513513513514\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A fan appears to throw a water bottle at Kyrie as he heads into the locker room after the Nets-Celtics game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCGaWyStht\">pic.twitter.com\/SCGaWyStht<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1399181076879216643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nets players and members of the crowd were able to identify the man \u2014 21-year-old Cole Buckley \u2014 who has been charged with one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Irving left Boston for Brooklyn after the 2019 season, enraging Celtics fans who felt spurned by his decision after he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/despicable-two-nba-fans-banned-indefinitely-after-spitting-dumping-popcorn-on-players\">pledged<\/a> he\u2019d be back in Celtic green just one year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Games three and four in Boston were Irving\u2019s first games at TD Garden<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014 with fans in attendance \u2014 since leaving for the Nets in free agency. Before game three, Irving said he hoped he wasn\u2019t the target of any \u201csubtle racism\u201d from the fans, sparking a conversation around Boston\u2019s alleged history of racism when it comes to athletes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the game, Irving continued to elude to racism being a factor in the way visiting players are treated by fans in Boston.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re seeing a lot of old ways come up,\u201d Irving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31540143\/boston-celtics-fan-appears-throw-water-bottle-brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt has been that way in history in terms of entertainment, performers and sports for a long period of time and just underlying racism and just treating people like they\u2019re in a human zoo. Throwing stuff at people, saying things. There is a certain point where it gets to be too much.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The incident comes after multiple instances of fans coming into contact with NBA players over the past week. Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards had popcorn dumped on his head after game two of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers, and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks had a New York Knicks fan spit at him during game two of their series at Madison Square Garden.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans got to grow up at some point,\u201d Kevin Durant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/31540143\/boston-celtics-fan-appears-throw-water-bottle-brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving\">said<\/a> after Sunday\u2019s game. \u201cI know that being in the house for a year and a half with the pandemic got a lot of people on edge, got a lot of people stressed out, but when you come to these games, you have to realize these men are human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not animals; we are not in the circus. You coming to the game is not all about you as a fan. So, have some respect for the game. Have some respect for the human beings, and have some respect for yourself. Your mother wouldn\u2019t be proud of you throwing water bottles at basketball players or spitting on players or tossing popcorn. So, grow the f*** up, and enjoy the game. It\u2019s bigger than you.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Though the fan who threw the water bottle was clearly in the wrong and deserves to be punished accordingly, Irving was not completely innocent in the ordeal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He was caught stomping on the Celtics mid-court logo after the game, no doubt enraging a fanbase that was already upset after the blowout loss.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3478260869565\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyrie Irving stomped on the head of the Celtics logo after the Nets beat them in what could be the final game at their arena this season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zoa0EUs7dx\">pic.twitter.com\/Zoa0EUs7dx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JomboyMedia\/status\/1399183243883200529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe just gonna act like we didn\u2019t see that,\u201d Hall of Famer and former Celtic Kevin Garnett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/news\/kevin-garnett-kyrie-irving-stomping-celtics-logo\/1bot65eq2dmlp1897a81jfeja1\">wrote<\/a> on Instagram. \u201cTF is going on\u2026. You can\u2019t do that. That\u2019s not coo on any level .. All of us need to be better frfr.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cReal bulls***,\u201d former Celtic Glen \u201cBig Baby\u201d Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10004355-kevin-garnett-on-kyrie-irving-appearing-to-stomp-on-celtics-logo-you-cant-do-that\">commented<\/a>. \u201cLike I said you step on lucky you step on everybody that played for that team. Keep the s*** basketball before somebody get hurt in real life.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Celtics and Nets continue their series Tuesday night in game five of their first round matchup.<\/p>\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 <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrie Irving wanted his return to Boston to be focused on \u201cstrictly basketball.\u201d It most certainly was not.\u00a0A Boston Celtics fan was arrested and banned from TD Garden arena for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278766,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1320903773-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018You\u2019re Seeing A Lot Of Old Ways Come Up\u2018: Kyrie Irving Says Racism To Blame For Poor Treatment From Fans","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1320903773-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018You\u2019re Seeing A Lot Of Old Ways Come Up\u2018: Kyrie Irving Says Racism To Blame For Poor Treatment From Fans","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}