The Dallas Mavericks bounced back from a three-loss streak to win Game 4 against the Boston Celtics with a margin of 38 points. It was a crushing defeat for the Celtics in which their woe from the past Kyrie Irving contributed 21 points. Notably, everyone knows the bitter relationship between Irving and the Celtics fans who called the 32-year-old a traitor for leaving their team mid-season in 2019. Though the Mavs guard had his reasons, the fans could not forgive him. Even during the finals series, he was constantly booed. Yet Irving attracted negative attention by wearing shamrock pants on NBA Finals Media Day.

The shamrock was illuminated on the left butt-cheek side of Irving’s white pants. Notably, shamrock is the original logo of the Boston Celtics. Many fans from the Mavs’ opponent’s side noticed this stunt of Irving and called him out for disrespecting their team’s sentiments and culture. However, Irving seemed completely oblivious to the situation during his interview with Fox Sports. When he was asked about the pants, the Mavs guard stated, “I think somebody brought up that I had a shamrock on. I had no idea. Somebody brought it up and I was like, ‘Okaaay?’ …People are staring at my butt. Damn, I’m at a whole new level now.“

Interestingly, Kyrie took it humorously. It was kind of like a narcissistic remark as well as a sarcastic statement for the fans that were now focusing on Irving’s butt. Though it seems like a petty issue to Irving, it surely irked the Celtics fans. For now, the consequences of his doings are just booing and stomping on his idol before Game 1. No one knows what the aftermath of his latest remark on the shamrock pants will be.

Did Kyrie Irving’s pants really infuriate the Celtics fans’ feelings?

The shamrock that Kyrie Irving had on his pants dates back to a century-long history of the Celtics. Actually, the original team, the New York Celtics, was formed in the late 19th century. It was the Irish immigrants who formed it. Unfortunately, it was disbanded due to World War I. Thereafter, the name was used in 1946 to form a completely different team by Walter Brown. The team was named considering the large Irish American population of Boston. It also fostered strong support for the team.

In addition to that, the Celtic literature is Irish. That’s why the clover was present in the original Boston Celtics logo. Now Kyrie Irving wore something ‘unconsciously’ according to his claim that is the root of the Celtics fans’ culture. Apparently, the fanbase won’t take it well. Moreover, with his recent remark, he might attract more attention to the matter

Notably, Irving had stomped on the new logo of the Celtics in the 2021 playoffs. That incident resulted in a fan throwing a water bottle at him. However, it has happened again, but for a different logo. What do you all think? Was it a desperate or oblivious attempt from the Mavs guard? Comment down your thoughts.

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