Jae Crowder heard Celtics fans cheering for Gordon Hayward before Tuesday night's matchup, and he was not pleased.
HOME TEAM FANS CHEERING FOR THE OPPOSING PLAYERS NOW.. AW MAN OK... SMH BUT GOOD WIN FELLAS ONTO THE NEXT ONE.!!
— JAE CROWDER (@CJC9BOSS) January 4, 2017
"I heard the cheering [for Hayward] before the game. I didn't like that at all," Crowder said, via The Boston Globe. "I think that was a sign of disrespect to me from the fans. That sparked a little fire in me."
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The reason he's upset is because he plays the same position as Hayward, and the Jazz player is set to become a free agent in the offseason. There's the obvious Butler connection between Hayward and Celtics coach Brad Stevens, leading many Boston fans to think they have a chance to land him.
Of course if Hayward comes to Boston, that means Crowder is out of a starting job. If he's out of a starting job, he may not want to play for the Celtics anymore, and he alluded to that in a response to a Twitter user.
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The user said, "Welcome to Boston Jae...love it or leave it," to which Crowder responded: "I HAVE NO PROBLEM LEAVING IT!"
After that tweet (which he deleted), many people noticed Crowder started following the Magic on Twitter, which probably means nothing, but read into it what you will. What is clear is that Crowder is not happy fans were applauding his possible replacement.
