Steve Kerr, Klay Thompson not happy with Celtics fans' vulgar chants for Draymond Green
BOSTON -- Celtics fans let Draymond Green hear it during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Golden State instigator was met with boos and some salty chants from Boston fans inside TD Garden throughout Wednesday night's game, which did not sit well with some members of the Warriors.
Head coach Steve Kerr and forward Klay Thompson both took exception to the vulgar chants that rained down on Green any time he did anything in Game 3. (You can use your imagination to figure out what Celtics fans were chanting, but they mostly included a four-letter word.)
"Classy," said Kerr. "Very classy,"
Thompson said that the crowd's reaction toward Green was not a factor in the 116-100 Celtics' victory. But his big message was that someone needs to think of the children when fans get a little crass.
"We've played in front of rude people before," said Thompson. "Dropping f-bombs with children in the crowd -- real classy. Good job, Boston."
That's a whole lot of deflection from the Warriors after a 16-point loss. Know who didn't mind the crowd on Wednesday? Draymond Green.
"I embrace it. I enjoy it," Green said after the game. "I didn't really feed off of it tonight. I don't think I fed off much tonight. But yeah, that's something that I enjoy. Waste a lot of energy talking to me, so it's great. It's great. Looking forward to Friday."
It should be noted that Green threw out a cuss word in his postgame press conference -- with his young son sitting right next to him. And if the Warriors are so worried about the kids in attendance in Boston, maybe they should ask Green to clean it up when he berates officials, as he did when he fouled out late in Game 3.
Green struggled mightily throughout Golden State's loss and finished with just two points and four rebounds before fouling out with 4:07 left in the game. Chances are the chants aimed at Green will be just as vulgar for Friday night's Game 4.
While Green didn't appear to be bothered by the chants, his wife, Hazel Renee, posted a lengthy statement to her Instagram stories about the matter.
"Tough loss tonight BUT in NO WAY, shape or form should fans be allowed to chant obscenities at players!" she wrote. "Are they not human? Is someone standing at your job saying off the wall things to you? The @nba has the audacity to have a whole code of conduct card at every seat about fans and their behavior and how they could be ejected from a game or banned but a whole crowd/section/numerous people get to chant F**k you DRAYMOND or call him a B**** or MF?! And nothing?? Like that's ok?!"
"My kids were at the game tonight hearing that mess!" she added. "Very DISGUSTING of you little @celtics fans. Just shameful!"
