On April 20, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced a fine, basketball star Irving was fined $50,000 by the league for a series of misconduct against Celtic fans (using obscene gestures and words); for the matter between Irving and Celtic fans, Durant said: Irving's reaction is his reaction, we all support him, he plays like this.
Previously, Nick Friedell listed the four major misdeeds that Owen would be fined, and said that he would be fined up to $50,000, and sure enough, Irving eventually received such a fine.
First, Irving scored a mid-range shot and gave a middle finger to the Celtics sideline fans, a scene that occurred in the third quarter.
Second, Irving put his back on the fans with two middle fingers and made a crying gesture to provoke the Green Army fans, a scene that occurred when the Nets rebounded in the fourth quarter.
Third, in the players' channel, there are fans who scold "Irving garbage" and "Irving get out of the egg", and the Owen people hit back: Eat me XX, Bichi.
Fourth, in an interview after the game, Owen responded by provoking the Green Army fans, saying: "I don't want to attack every Boston fan. But as an opponent, that's all you can accept. The outside world thinks we play that Sven is humble, no, go to TM, this is the playoffs, this is what the playoffs should look like.
Regarding the inappropriate words and deeds between Irving and the Green Army fans, O'Neill and Barkley said that this is the treatment that the best player in the league should have, hoping that Irving will not complain like a child.
Nets playoffs first round G1, away by the Celtics killed, Durant missed three points at key moments, Irving defense lost position in the moment of life and death, Tatum turned to the basket and pressed the whistle to kill; during the game, the feud between Irving and the Green Army fans deepened, repeatedly giving the fans a middle finger, making crying face gestures and angrily scolding fans, and finally fined by the league; Irving's annual salary this season is $34.91 million.
The Nets are currently trailing the Greens 0-1, and according to the schedule, the two teams G2 will start at 7 a.m. on April 21.