During Sunday’s Game 1 between the No. 7 Nets and No. 2 Celtics, Irving was drenched by TD Garden fans and the boos of a “Kyrie Sucks”. Today we will discuss about Kyrie Irving: Press conference| Postgame| Fine
Kyrie Irving: Press conference| Postgame| Fine
Kyrie Andrew Irving (Lakota: éla, lit. ’Little Mountain’; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. A seven-time All-Star and a three-time member of the All-NBA team, he won the NBA Championship in 2016 with the Cavaliers.
| No. 11 – Brooklyn Nets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 23, 1992 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Press conference
Kyrie Irving gives Boston Celtics fans the middle finger during Game 1 of the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round playoff series—a game the Celtics would win over a buzzer-beating layup by Jason Tatum. He was asked about it after the game, and he did not regret his decision.
TD Garden fans were cheering for Irving and there was even a “Kyari useless” chant. After playing for the Celtics for two seasons, Irving knows the crowd and was not surprised. However, his persinonality is also not one to be silent.
He was asked about the incident during the postgame press conference, and Irving responded by saying that he wanted to exchange the same energy the fans were giving him.
Postgame
“It’s not every fan,” he said. “I don’t want to attack every Boston fan, but when people start yelling p—y, b—h and f–k you and all that, as a contestant you only take can.”
The Nets guard said he wasn’t really focused on what the fans were up to, and even described it as “fun.” He then added that as a contestant he likes the excitement of the crowd, but it also means that he wants to be able to do something about it. He acknowledged what was being said about him during the game through his body language, even making some fake cries to make fun of him.
“Everything is fair in competition,” Irving said. “If someone is going to call me by my name, I’ll look them straight in the eye and see if they’re really about it. Most of the time they aren’t.”
Fine
The NBA fined the Nets organization $50,000 for “violating New York City law and league health and safety protocols” during the team’s home game against the Knicks on Sunday, the league announced Monday.
According to an official NBA release, the breach occurred when Kyrie Irving, who was in attendance for the game, entered the locker room in Brooklyn. The 29-year-old point guard is allowed to stay at Barclays Center but is still not allowed into the “workplace environment” of the Nets because of New York City’s private sector vaccine mandate.
Irving was at Barclays Center as a spectator during the Nets’ 110-107 win over the Knicks on Sunday. He remains unaffected against COVID-19 and has not played a home game for Brooklyn this season.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams lifted some of the city’s restrictions on March 7, but Irving is still ineligible to play in the Games because of a mandate requiring people who work for a New York-based business. Although Adams has expressed his support for the Nets point guard, he has made it clear that he is unwilling to make an exception for an NBA player.
He reiterated during Sunday’s press conference that the only way for Irving to get back in court immediately would be to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
