Whether or not it was supposed to be some sort of deep symbolic act or not, Kyrie Irving’s stepping on the Boston Celtics’ “Lucky the Leprechaun” logo at midcourt stirred up plenty of acrimony among former Celtics who took issue with the Brooklyn Nets star’s gesture.
Wrapped up in the controversy regarding Irving’s words after Game 2 in which he stated he wanted to avoid “casual racism” and “keep it hoop” while playing in front of crowds at his former home court of TD Garden for the first time since the pandemic, Irving seemed to contradict his own wishes with the act.
Among them was Hall of Fame center Kevin Garnett.
Kevin Garnett did not like Kyrie Irving stomping on the Celtics logo. pic.twitter.com/R4pO9HSmUy
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) May 31, 2021