“Kyrie Irving Was Never Family”: Fans Hit Back After Kevin Durant Defends Brooklyn Teammate as Nets vs Celtics Heats Up

The internet was abuzz with Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant’s reaction to the incident involving Boston Celtics fans and teammate Kyrie Irving. We are seeing fans’ reactions and comments on social media, and they are growing with every second.

This is not the first time that Celtics fans have expressed their anger towards Kyrie as everyone knows how much they dislike him. It all began when Irving received a $50,000 fine on Tuesday for what he did toward a Celtics fan. All of this happened during Game 1 of the Nets’ series with Boston.

At a point during the game, Kyrie showed middle fingers to a fan in addition to cursing at least one other fan. Then Durant was asked about this experience and what it is like to play on a court where everyone is not a fan of you and the anger is evident on the faces of their fans.

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Durant replied with the following response that sparked another heated discussion on social media. While the Nets vs Celtics rivalry heats up, fans retaliated as Kevin defended his Brooklyn teammate. The situation got to a point where fans began trolling Durant for the comment.

The statement from Kevin Durant regarding Kyrie Irving’s recent feud with Celtics fans

In regards to the reaction that Durant gave to Kyrie’s act and the amount of hate that the Celtics fans showed to him, he said: “It’s rooted in love. They once loved you. They once cheered for you and bought your merchandise,” Durant explained.

He added the following to his comment: “There’s an emotional attachment that they have to professional sports. That’s a gift and a curse, having a team in your city where you grew up. That shows that people care and people have emotions and really respect and admire who we are as individuals. Sometimes it gets a little dark and deep, but that’s just how the human brain works.”

The fans reacted to this comment on Twitter, with some even saying “Kyrie Irving was never family”. In response to Durant’s comment, Twitter went into a frenzy and many reactions emerged.

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Do let us know what you think of the situation between Celtics fans and Irving, and what you think of Durant’s comment about the incident.