Kyrie Irving didn't get a very warm welcome in Cleveland on Monday. During Brooklyn‘s game at the Cavaliers, he had some choice words for court-side fans, and the exchange wound up costing him.
“Got y'all a championship, mother------s still ungrateful,” Irving said in response to some apparent hecklers. After the video of the back-and-forth went viral on social media, the NBA announced a $25,000 fine for the Nets star for “directing obscene language toward a fan.”
Irving, who is only playing in Brooklyn road games due to an ongoing New York City vaccine mandate, led the team with 27 points, adding nine assists and seven rebounds. It wasn't enough to overcome his former team, with the Cavs pulling away with a 114–107 win.
