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Boston Celtics fans are a funny bunch. Underperformance makes their skin crawl, but a certain sect of the fanbase believes the team should soldier on as is and that this season was merely a byproduct of COVID-19-related absences and injuries.
Mention Kemba Walker being traded and the pitchforks come out. Ditto for Marcus Smart, though that crowd is growing more silent as the days go by.
It’s a strange phenomenon. Some will hop on their high horse belittling the opinions of those they don’t agree with and allow the team’s lack of success to give them a reason to lash out at fellow fans.