The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics had a matchup of the ages. It was a thriller right up to the final minutes of the game. However, it wasn’t a fun night for Nets star Kyrie Irving, who had to face the heat of the crowd. The Boston crowd was hostile towards their ex-star. Moreover, the boos did not stop for Kyrie. But after the game, Kai said something controversial that did not sit well with the fans.

Irving has had a history of leaving his teams after giving out promises. First, in Cleveland, the former All-Star guard left after handing out promises to stay. He followed the trend with the Celtics as well. After saying he planned on re-signing with Boston, KAI left them in the dust to join forces with Kevin Durant.

So after some harsh boos from the Celtics fans, Irving made a comparison that enraged fans on Twitter.

The boos don’t stop for Kyrie Irving

While facing off against the Celtics in the playoffs last season, a clip of Irving went viral. He was spotted stepping on the Celtics logo. Fans were beyond furious with the former Boston star. So, coming back to the arena, the crowd greeted him with boos, after the game. Irving compared the fans to a scorned girlfriend who expects a text back. Likewise, after hearing this, fans went off on Twitter.

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The Celtics fans have good reason to be angry at Kyrie. After the Celtics gave up Isaiah Thomas to bring him in, he spent just 2 seasons in the TD Garden. Moreover, he gave fans some big promises about his plans to remain with the organization. Hence, they felt the betrayal when he left. But KAI really became a villain in their eyes as he stepped on the Celtics logo.

It seems the crowd really got to Kyrie as he did not have his best night. The former Celtics man finished with just 19 points on 8-18 shooting. While Irving couldn’t support Durant’s 37 points, the Celtics duo really came through. Jayson Tatum smashed Brooklyn yet again with a 54 point performance to outshine KD. Jaylen Brown added 21 points to the mix in the Celtics’ victory over Brooklyn.

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The Nets are in a concerning position as the return of KD hasn’t given them the necessary boost. They have lost both their games since his return. In hopes of making a deep run, the Nets need to make things right before it gets too late. Do you think Kyrie Irving will make a big impact in the playoffs? Let us know in the comments below.