Boston Celtics Fan Accused Of Throwing Water Bottle At Brooklyn Nets Star Kyrie Irving Appears In Court
The bottle was thrown Sunday night as the Nets walked off the court after beating the Celtics during a playoff game.
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The bottle was thrown Sunday night as the Nets walked off the court after beating the Celtics during a playoff game.
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden had just eight games together in the regular season, few enough to wonder how good they could really be.
Police surrounded a man in a Kevin Garnett jersey in the stands before leading him out in handcuffs.
The Boston Celtics opened up to full capacity just in time for the local fans to jeer and swear at Kyrie Irving every time he touched the ball. It might be their last chance.
James Harden led the Nets with 41 points, Kevin Durant had 39 and Irving finished with 16 on 6-of-17 shooting.
The weather has turned, COVID-19 restrictions are dropping, and New York sports teams are giving fans a reason to celebrate.
Brooklyn is more than just its Big Three. There's also Joe Harris and his 3s.
Durant, Irving and Harden scored 28 of the Nets' 31 points in the period, with Joe Harris — who made Brooklyn's only 3-pointer of the first half — hitting another for the other points.
A big weekend for New York City's sports teams started Friday as several stadiums and arenas expand capacity for fully vaccinated fans.
Kevin Durant had 23 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets took the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-109 on Sunday night.
The eighth appearance of the season for Brooklyn's Big Three wasn't particularly pretty. But the Nets had some sharp stretches and won their fourth straight, improving to 6-2 with their three All-Stars in the same game.
Coming off the bench in an NBA game for the first time since he won the league's Sixth Man award for Oklahoma City in 2011-12, Harden also had seven rebounds after the longest layoff of his career.
Brooklyn remains ahead of Milwaukee in the race for the second seed in the conference playoffs.
The Nets were coming off back-to-back losses to Milwaukee.
Brooklyn (43-23) lost its third straight to fall 1½ games behind Philadelphia (44-21) .
