Shaq and Charles Barkley disapproved of Kyrie Irving’s interactions with Boston fans after Game 1
Publish date:TNT’s NBA crew comprised of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson have never shied away from giving their takes on a wide range of topics. And per usual, two of the best players to ever play in the NBA had some choice words forseen flipping the bird several times to Boston fans
and during halftime he was caught on video telling a fan “suck my d---, b----.” After the game, he said he would match the crowd’s energy and had no regrets about his decision, adding, “I’mma look at them straight in the eyes and see if they’re really ‘bout it. Most of the time they’re not.” O’Neal and Barkley both disapproved of Irving’s behavior and his comments. They both said they had gone through similar situations and fans just have to be ignored. O’Neal also stressed that their predecessors had gone through far worse.
“If the great Bill Russell went through it, I wanted to go through it also. I don’t really want to hear all that,” O’Neal said on Irving’s comments. “Certain cities, they don’t care what you said at the press conference. You know what’s gonna happen in Game 2? They’re gonna be talking more smack up there in Boston.”
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