It’s no secret that there’s a rivalry between Kyrie Irving and the Celtics fanbase, and another chapter of that rivalry was written on Sunday.
Late in the third quarter of Game 1, Irving made a difficult 2-pointer in the corner as the shot clock expired. As he went back on defense, Irving quickly turned and raised his middle finger up to the Celtics’ crowd at TD Garden.
Irving’s had some tense moments with Celtics fans since he left Boston in 2019. Celtics fans jeered him during a game against the Nets in 2019, which Irving didn’t play in.