It’s been a slow but inexorable transformation. The Nets are no longer “scrappy,” “lovable” or “on the rise.” They’re “most hated” with a roster that’s filled with “unlikeable” players. “Villains” all!
Good.
When Knick fans chanted “Brooklyn sucks” before their first playoff game in eight years then demanded, “We want Brooklyn” after their first playoff win... When Celtics fans chanted “F*** Kyrie” or “Kyrie sucks” at TD Garden — and Fenway Park... When Kyrie Irving “stomped” on “Lucky,” the Celtics mid-court logo, leading to a Celtics fan tossing a water bottle at Kyrie’s head .