Boston Celtics Team President Danny Ainge addressed the controversial postgame comments from his former star point guard and current Brooklyn Nets Kyrie Irving on his usual weekly appearance on New England sports radio show “Toucher and Rich” on Thursday.
Irving had said he hoped he did not experience any racism in his return to Boston for the first time with fans in the stands since he left, which touched off a small firestorm of debate on the nature of and intensity of racism in Boston sports more generally. The unseemly side of professional sports in the area became the dominant sports narrative of the day, and Ainge felt it necessary to answer questions about it on the show.
“I think that we take those kinds of things seriously,” he began.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) May 27, 2021