Kyrie Irving didn't just flip off Celtics fans at a raucous TD Garden Sunday. The petulant point guard shouted epithets at one of them, too.
When Irving was heading into the Nets locker room — presumably for halftime — a Celtics fan caught his attention in the hallway with a schoolyard insult. "Kyrie, you suck!," the fan shouted.
Irving responded with expletives. "Suck my d—, b—," he said.
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— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 17, 2022
What a horrible look for Irving, who laughably said before Game 1 he wants to move on from his time in Boston and is operating in a "new paradigm, baby."
Apparently, that new paradigm includes flashing the bird and spewing homophobic and sexist putdowns.
TV cameras caught Irving raising his middle fingers towards the crowd after hitting a contested jumper late in the game, and a fan videotaped Irving flipping off Celtics fans before throwing an inbound pass.
Kyrie 2 days ago: "I hope we could move past my Boston era and reflect on some of the highlights I left at TD Garden that they can replay."
— Celtics Junkies (@Celtics_Junkies) April 17, 2022
Kyrie today:
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But when the Nets really needed Irving to raise his fingers at the end, he didn't. Jayson Tatum blew right by him for the game-winning layup. That means more 39 points and a childish meltdown.




