Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder has apologized for his Twitter rant, which was fueled by Celtics fans cheering for Gordon Hayward during Boston’s home game vs. the Jazz. From ESPN’s Chris Forsberg:
“I was really angry after the game, obviously,” Crowder said before practice Thursday. “I said what I had to say after the game. I probably should have left it right there. I went on Twitter and said what I had to say, and that’s one thing that I regret going back and forth with fans on Twitter — that’s how I was feeling at the time.
“Obviously, I don’t want to leave Boston. Obviously, I love it here. Obviously, the fans have treated me great. No doubt about that.
Crowder feels regret for going too far on Twitter, but does not believe that he was wrong to be angry:
“I still stand behind what I said about how I felt disrespected when they’re cheering for Gordon Hayward. I live with that. I stand behind that 100 percent as a man, as a basketball player who puts my time away from my family into it.”
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“It’s just something different for me that really set me off. I don’t like when they cheer for DeMarcus Cousins, I don’t like when they cheer for Kevin Durant. I don’t think you should do that. That’s all I was saying.”
Crowder deleted his tweets at the suggestion of the Celtics, per the Providence Journal’s Scott Souza.
