The Celtics were one of several franchises hoping to lure Kevin Durant their way in the summer of 2016. It didn’t happen, and Celtics fans are still kind of salty.
And after the KD's Warriors visited TD Garden on Friday, Golden State forward Draymond Green called Celtics fans “desperate” for booing his new teammate during the Warriors' 104-88 win.
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“Fans must be desperate,” Green said, via ESPN. “Like who boos a guy for taking an interview? That’s crazy. Y’all booing somebody for interviewing, y’all? Man, they might scare free agents away.”
Green seemed to think that the crowd’s hostility toward Durant says more about the fans than it does his new teammate
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“If you’re that mad at what somebody else did with their life, you need to evaluate your own life. He made a personal decision for his life, for his happiness, for his career,” Green said. “And if people are mad, they need to re-evaluate where their head is at in life. Because I don’t know if I can stay that mad at somebody for deciding to do something with their life. That’s a slippery slope.”
Despite the booing, Durant had a solid night with 23 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three steals.