Kyrie Irving’s interactions with fans in Boston during Sunday’s Game 1 between the Celtics and Brooklyn Nets caused quite the stir and may even get him fined. It was also a scene that anyone could have predicted.
From his time as a player in Boston to his sage-assisted return last season and everything in between, Irving’s rocky relationship with the city and fanbase created an expectation of heckling, and that’s exactly what he got. Irving responded in kind, a completely understandable reaction considering he had people shouting obscenities at him.
However, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski thinks there’s another layer to the player-fan relationship that isn’t getting enough attention: sports betting.
