Usually, when players call out fans for disrespect and other signs of an attack against the team, it usually doesn't work out well. But, for one Celtics player, cheering an opponent player seem to get under his nerves.
Celtics forward Jae Crowder heard Celtics fans cheering for soon-to-be-free-agent Gordon Hayward at the game on Tuesday night and clearly he did not seem happy with the cheers. Hayward, right now, is a member of the Utah Jazz and could potentially join his college coach Brad Stevens in Boston after this season.
Crowder said to reporters after the game, "I heard the cheering before the game. I didn't like that at all. I think that was a sign of disrespect to me from the fans. That sparked a little fire in me...I just felt disrespected."
Crowder is a man that is protective of his position, especially because Hayward plays the same position and he could jump to Boston after this season.
This isn't the first time the Celtics have cheered for an opposing player. Last season, they cheered for Kevin Durant when he visited Boston, hoping that he will sign there. But he didn't. And so, now I can understand why Jae Crowder feels disrespected and on edge about this.
This is basically the only move he could do. I know it seems wrong to diss the fans, but in this case, I'm fine with it, because Celtics fans don't know that Hayward will land there. I know there's so connection there with Brad Stevens, but the Celtics might offer money to Hayward that he might not like. Ultimately, he might not go there. Celtics fans should be appreciative of the players they do have, because they've actually put this team in a good position and it seems disrespectful to say they rather prefer an opposing player over their current players.
Jae Crowder is absolutely right. It's the only move, and Celtics fans need to realize that everybody you like doesn't necessarily join your team. It could be different this time, I don't know, but in this case, you need to pay more respect to Crowder and show him love than just jumping on the back of the opposing future because you want him for the future.
It seems wrong, as I said, to call out fans, but in this case, it's fine, because of what happened last year with Kevin Durant. They cheered for Durant and didn't get him. So Crowder is right, give him some respect, and appreciate the team that's on the court now. That's all we ask.
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