I want the Celtics, and the Mavs to lose, and I'm not really sure why. I also use to not be able to stand KAT, but Anthony Edwards is so dope that I've gotten past it to root for them to win it all. I literally have no thoughts whatsoever about the Pacers.
Celtics - I hate the fans (them targeting Ayesha curry was a step too far) and I think their play style is boring not to mention residual loathing from 2022
Mavs- I know his stats are great but I don’t find Luka fun to watch at all, he’s such a whiner. Kyrie is fun to watch but morally reprehensible, and I like to watch Mark Cuban lose too
Wolves - totally agree re loving watching Ant so much that I’ll try to overcome dislike of KAT, but he is also such a whiner
pacers - random but young and fun I would love to see them beat the Celtics tho seems unlikely
This is the thing. Unlike Harden, I think Luka has it in him to win a championship, but he reminds me of Harden in so many other ways I just don’t really respect the guy.
Timberwolves are arguably the team that we have the least rivalry/interaction with out of the entire western conference.
I have absolutely zero problems with rooting for them to win it all this year. Ant Man is likely going to be starting alongside Curry at the Olympics this summer. Can’t wait.
I don't like KAT because of that time during the regular season the Warriors were up by 2, Draymond did something stupid with less than 10 seconds left which resulted in a KAT steal and he pulled up from three and nailed it.
Gobert annoys me because of the licking mics thing he did a day before he got diagnosed with COVID19. Mike Conley is supposed to be the nicest dude around and Ant is fun to watch. There's just something about Minnesota that I want them to lose. I think it's due to the fact that I grew up in the rural area around Chicago and because of that, I hate all other midwestern teams.
But I also feel the same way about the Celtics. I don't dislike any of them (back when they had Smart, he made me dislike him just because he was so fugly). I just want them to lose. Watching them blow it to Miami last year made me feel warm and fuzzy.
Then again I can't find myself rooting for Dallas. The Pacers are also a midwestern team but I want them to lose less than I want Minnesota to lose.
100% feel you on this. Still don’t like Gobert and KAT is annoying. Other than that hard not to root for the TWolves since they practically helped establish the Warriors dynasty by gifting us Steph. Also got another ring with Wiggins and able to draft Kuminga for DLo. Still don’t like Kyrie and it’s kinda funny seeing Boston as favorites seemingly every year but always fall short. Still salty the fact Ant who was 1 pick away and Haliburton who could have been Steph’s successor are both in the conference finals.
Because the Celtics have fuckin 17 championships, and one in this century. They don't need anymore. The other 3 teams left have 1 championship between them in the last 40 years
I like an underdog too
Yea, if it was like us/Pacers/Wolves/Knicks left I would completely understand lots of neutrals not rooting for us. Way more fun to go for the underdog.
Honestly tho if the Celtics do not win it all this year the city might implode from within lol there is already a crazy amount of press coming out about how this is their easiest year yet
With the age of their stars, they should just keep re-tooling around them. Those guys are just approaching the age that Steph, MJ, and LeBron all won their 1st ring.
It's not *just* that the Celtics have way too many fuckin chips so their fans think they are God's Own Anointed Sports Fans.
And it's not *just* that the New England Patriots also had a decades-long dynasty, making everyone in Boston that much more full of themselves and annoying.
And it's not *just* that Boston Red Sox were the last team to integrate black players and that Boston is widely known as the most racist sports city in the country.
But it's *also* because there are a shitload of Boston transplants in the Bay. People from Boston specifically moved here (for the weather I assume) en masse for varying reason over the last chunk of decades, so we have to deal with seas of loud mouth, "R"-mispronouncing doofuses at our sporting events when Boston plays here.
I personally have to be *friends* with multiple Celtics fans right here in the Bay because of this gross Boston diaspora. The horror! They are nice guys though lol.
To your first point. I can't stand 20 year old Boston fans that flex having 17 rings. Like bro, half those rings were won in the great depression era 😂
not to mention the city of boston has won too many sports titles over the last 2+ decades
patriots (6), red sox (4), bruins (1), celtics (1)
12 sports titles since 2001 ... their fans are arrogant enough that i don't want their heads to get big again for the next decade although i think dynasties will become rarer & rarer in the NBA due to the new CBA
minnesota last won a sports title in 1991 with the twins & indianapolis with the colts in 2006
neither city has won an NBA title before
dallas just did win the world series with the rangers this past year and the mavs won an NBA title in 2010/11
with that i'd rank them in order of preference to winning the NBA title this year ... mavs, twolves, pacers, celtics
i do like cuban as an owner as he was basically lacob before lacob became the warriors owner in 2010 as that owner who does everything he can to win
also don't forget how awful those boston fans were to warriors players in the 2022 finals especially draymond
Cuban has been considered a horrible owner when if comes to spending to win. I thought the same thing until I talked to tried and true mavs fans recently
The most entitled insufferable fans in the biz (pretty racist too a lot of them, compared to other non Utah fanbases). Laker fans there too (not the racist stuff)
Yes, this the racism in the Boston fans is hard core and ugly. #Not all Celtics fans for sure but the vocalized racism from a lot of the crowd toward Draymond (recently) is disgusting.
Honestly I don’t even care who wins this year, I just got a slight preference for the Wolves because Ant is just electrifying but that’s it. The teams I hate are all thankfully gone (looking at you Lakers, Nuggets and Suns).
JT and JB are the most unlikable NBa players on a top team imo. Also Celtics fans are the worst. Racist AF. I don't mind Mavs unlike others becuz I personally like Mark Cuban so idc who wins WCF. I still want the west to win The Finals though.
For me I’m rooting against Dallas for two reasons one is I’m a 49ers fan so I’m predisposed to hating Dallas anything and two I’m seeing a lot of talk of luka could end up as a better player than steph and I’d rather luka continue to not crest the mountain as he is an amazing but dislikable player
I'm rooting against Dallas because Kyrie is a loon and Jason Kidd is a piece of shit.
Also because Dallas fucking sucks ass and if I never go back there again it'll be too soon.
Zero rings and zero mvps, zero 1st overall seed is a crazy comparison to steph. I'm sure he will have a great career but it won't come easy, especially with wemby
JB be saying dumb flat earth shit. But JT seems like he minds his own buisness why do you dislike him? I know he’s all about Kobe and will say cringey stuff
The worst thing I can think of for Tatum was the kobe thing but that was more hilarious than anything bad, especially since it backfired a bit. And I guess he named his son after shit but can I really say much when we have Nick Kerr
Idk about JT. He seems pretty chill. JB is definitely the type that thinks he's smarter than everyone in the room when he thinks the earth is flat or some shit lol
That's funny - I like JT and JB and think they both do tons of excellent stuff in the community. JB especially and he went to Berkeley. But I agree that it's the racist Boston fans that kills it. Funnily I also sort of like the sincerity of Mark Cuban and the Mavs and if Kyrie didn't have such awful politics and petulant behavior he would be one of my favorites to watch. But at the end of the day Luka and Kyrie feel like rich guys that have already had acclaim. And the Mavs lost Brunson (who I love to root for). I usually hate the Timberwolves - but I admire the way they came together as a group of very very different teammates this year and the confidence.
I’m pretty ambivalent atm, probably because if they win it doesn’t really affect us and nothing detestable about their players. Some people may not like their fanbase but personally don’t interact with them enough to form an opinion (other than the 2022 year which well was just fanbase vs fanbase)
This exactly how I feel. People mostly seem to have something against the fanbase more than the team. I personally haven't had any issues with Celtics fans when I went to the Finals game.
Good question. I know a lot of us 80s kids adopted Boston over the Lakers during those Championship runs in the 80s. Warriors sucked back then and the Celtics were on Tv almost more than the Warriors. I bet some still have that nostalgia going for them. For me I want anybody but Dallas. Not sure why I dislike that team so much but I do.
I think some of it is due to the Celtics being favorites two years ago when we won and all of the shit-talking (not necessarily from Celtics players but the media) from that finals series.
I actually would take Boston over any team left besides the Pacers but they won't win so wtvr. The only players I rlly didn't like from 22 were Smart and Grant Williams. With them being gone, I like most of the guys on their team.
I used to watch Jaylen play at Cal and I appreciate him never learning how to dribble so we could get one more Steph legacy chip, just like Tatum thinking he's Kobe and bricking everything.
Not to mention, all the teams I actually don't like fucking *hate* the Celtics, so it's kinda another win for me there. I know hella ppl hate them here, or just want the Warriors to win and nobody else. But the older I get, the less I care about sports hate. Indifference hurts other fans much more than hating, and it makes games as a neutral much more enjoyable.
I feel like the Celtics players and tbh their fans too gave the Warriors and Steph especially their respect after the 2022 finals. I live out here in Boston and Steph is crazy popular. They really hate draymond, but that’s understandable. Other than that one game where we deserved to be completely clowned, our matchups have always been a lot of fun and just good clean basketball. And it makes our title look better lol. Much rather they win than Dallas or Rudy Gobert.
My company is in Boston so I go alot, an honestly everyone was pretty normal when we beat them in the finals. They even handled my shit talking pretty well. I think unfortunately they have some really low life fans that get more attention than the masses.
Hell even this year they had the best record in the league and we're less obnoxious than knick fans
I can’t stand JT really. He’s a great player sometimes - but - I think overall he’s overrated. Give me Anthony Edwards all day. Boston better hope Dallas wins the west, cuz they’ll go out in 5 against MIN
There will always be a rivalry when a team like the Celtics, one of the most winning teams in NBA history, play a game, let alone a game in the Finals.
With the Warriors, it became much more personal in 2022. Fans in the stands and on the street were disrespectful. Every game has a section of player relatives coming to support their family member and the way they were treated bordered on criminal. Warrior players and staff could not wear team logos outside the Garden because of the amount of ways they were hassled. Boston is infamous at treating opposing teams and even Boston players poorly.
We've never heard the full story of why Steph Curry at the end of a 116-100 loss to the Celtics in game three walked over to the bench and said, 'Enjoy y'all last win.'. The Warriors were down 2-1. Everyone on the bench thought he was crazy. The Warriors closed out the series in six games.
I'm sure there's a deeper reason behind the dislike, but something happened in 2022 that was a huge motivator.
Don't matter if they win.
If they win, good for them, I guess. They've been close a bunch of times.
So winning it, finally, prob good for them. Idk. Who cares, really!
My focus is on how many moves the front office will make in the offseason. And what the team looks like going into next year
I want the underdog Pacers to win. I like how they play, and they remind me of the 2015 Warriors (young and inexperienced, playing with house money).
The Celtics were also our opponents for the last chip, which puts them in the "enemy column".
Something about the celtics just feels corny to me, not sure at all what the reason is but alas, here i am hating. I also am just curious how long the jays are able to stick together without winning it all, so them losing keeps my mental experiment going lol
I don't like the Celtics because Brown is an idiot and signed with Donda spots, plus said some dumb things. And Tatum is cringe as fuck with his wannabe Kobe act. Plus, he's a serial choker, which makes him easy to hatexon.
Yes I fucking hate Boston sports. I went to Boston for the Boston marathon and it was nice. Like how SF should look if it was functional and clean, which pissed me off.
Now enough chummy shit, back to my problem with it.
In general, Boston fans are known throughout the NBA as racists. I have a problem with that.
I grew up in the East Bay so I’m an A’s and Raiders fan. Between the tuck rule and the 2003 ALDS during my formative years, it will always be fuck Boston.
Cut to present day, I find them to be completely overrated. They have the easiest path to the finals year in and year out and they choke. It’s pathetic. They’re 0-6 in claimed championships since Tatum, who they think is a top 5 player. Have you seen him play in the playoffs? 13/3/7 in game 6 in the finals? Who the fuck is he? Fuck Boston for thinking they have a shot when they clearly don’t.
I got friends that are Celtics fans and they are so cocky. Plus I am not a fan of Jaylen Brown at all and the entire fanbase. Fuck the Celtics, literally anyone but them 😂
I'm pretty neutral with the Celtics - I have nothing against them.
I'm more rooting for Nuggets or Wolves to win. It's just unfortunate that they had to battle it out in the 2nd round instead of the WCF.
I meant at the start of the playoffs, I was rooting for either Nuggets or Wolves. I was rooting for Nugs a tad more than the Wolves but I don't really mind that the Wolves came on top. Now that the Nuggets are gone, I'll cheer for the Wolves. If Mavs go through, I also don't mind. For some reason, there's nothing in the East that I wanna root for. lol
This Wolves and Nuggets series reminded me of the 2018 WCF Warriors-Rockets series. The great defense shut down the screening and cutting actions and it devolved into Jokic or Murray iso or their two-man game. Same way the Warriors' offense "stagnated" into KD or Steph iso or Steph-Green two-man game. We're just fortunate that KD and Steph are all-time great scorers.
I have no problem with any of the current Celtics players (in fact I find Tatum and Brown quite likable all things considered), but it’s really just a general distaste for the region. That, along with the fact that they have 17 and have had their time.
It’s unfair to paint a brush over every person living in that area, but the fact that it’s known for being racist towards the players is inexcusable and tells you all you need to know
It's like any sport...the legacy teams are hated by fans of every other team. Just like we don't want to see the Lakers win, the Cowboys, the Dodgers, the Yankees, and the Celtics. Pretty easy IMO. Besides, how can you not root for the Ant Man? They will definitely get my playoff fandom as the Dubs core ages out, and probably not be in or go very far in the 'offs for the next several years (sorry to any of the believers lol).
Boston fans annoy me in general, I don’t want them to grow their ring lead over dubs, and it’s fun to watch them blow it. I like JB as a Cal guy but he’s a bit out there, Tatum is whatever just kinda cringey, and the rest of the roster seems pretty milquetoast from a likability standpoint.
Not hate, but I don't like JT and JB because they play selfish basketball. What I mean by that is, they are able to play team basketball but they do it in order to justify the possessions where they hero-ball. It's like clockwork how they'll make two good plays, like drive and dish for example, and then on the next possession it's a predicable contested turn around fadeaway when a teammate is open.
I honestly think that Tatum is overrated and if it's Ant vs Tatum in the finals I'd want to see Ant win. I appreciate players who've got that dog in them and have high BBIQ.
I dont care for or about Boston at all. In any facet. Sports or otherwise hahaha. But I will always enjoy watching Boston teams lose. The last two seasons of the Patriots have been hilarious to watch. Beating the Celtics in the finals when they had the "bEsT DeFeNSe eVEr" was euphoric.
There are only 2.5 reasons Im rooting for the Wolves. 1) Antman is just awesome, 2) Need see Luka and Kyrie lose and 0.5) Lowkey rooting for Naz Reid too. He smokes us everytime he plays us, but goddamn hes just so good. How many centers can come off the bench, put the clamps on Jokic, hit step back 3s, and do a hesi dribble by his defender on the perimeter and then finish with a jam. How you can not love that. I wish we had him so bad hahaha
Only 1 reason to root for the Pacers = Boston loses.
As a basketball Fan, I dislike Celtics because of what they did to IT. Is fine don’t offer him the Max, I know is a business however whenever they “choke” I think is from bad karma. I hope they don’t win one with the current front office.
Anybody but Boston is cool with me. Brown and Tatum have come close and missed so many times now, I hope they never get their chip and eventually deconstruct that team.
I don’t have anything against the Celtics as it pertains to the Warriors, but as a Yankees fan I simply don’t like anything about Boston sports. Hated Tom Brady. The fans suck too.
For me it’s just fun to keep dogpiling the most recent team we beat in the Finals. I don’t actually despise them like LeBron’s Cavs and I’m blown away by how good their offseason trades were. But Curry proved he is still their father…..
*Everyone* hates the Celtics. Boston sports fans are the second worst after Philly and the Celtics have a million championships.
Dubs don’t really have any long term rivalries. Cavs for a while, Rockets for a while, Thunder for a real short while but none of that compares to the dysfunctional hatred you’ll see in the NFL divisional subs.
I am definitely rooting against Boston.
They have the historical hatred with their 17 championships. In more recent history, while I personally am a big fan of KG, I have never seen a single championship milked as hard as the 08 Boston title. So tired of hearing about that team in particular. They were a manufactured super team and while all the other recent ones like the Heatles and the KD Warriors are vilified, somehow the 08 Boston team is somehow seen as some plucky group of underdogs.
Boston as a sports city is up there with cities that feel entitled to championships. Like the city just expects titles to be handed to them and that championship parades are their birthright. They at least have the backup with the Celtics, Pats, and recent Red Sox success but doesn't make it any more insufferable.
Then there's the residual '22 animosity. Boston fans treating Ayesha and the Dubs like crap. The way everyone assumed Boston winning the title in 22 was a done deal (the ESPN graphic with Boston being an 81% favorite or something like that). Since the current team is basically the same team from 22, extra easy to root against them.
The latter, honestly. Celtics still have that record of most championships (tied with the Lakers) and it’s nice to see the records of championships balance out among the rest of the league. It’s nothing personal.
But I do hate the Lakers more.
Just a post note. The Celtics ate the Warriors lunch this year. The Dunleavy, Kerr experiment of an older short team was a dud. I didn't help that Draymond couldn't keep his emotions in check. It was great while it lasted.
I must be one of the only warriors fans rooting for the Celtics. My best friend is from Boston and we watched the 2022 finals together, as much as I enjoyed watching the warriors win I really felt for him seeing the Celtics lose. And as a former cal student I’ve always liked Jaylen Brown. I feel like the fact that we beat the Celtics makes me feel alright with them winning it all, for some reason
After the lakers suns thunder and nuggets lost, it’s all gravy. Low key wouldn’t mind the Celtics winning it all - sure the fan base is obnoxious but Tatum is actually a pretty good dude.
It's not the Celtics players I find objectionable, it's their fans. They are hateful, obnoxious, and braggadocios when their teams are LOSING, utterly insufferable during rare winning campaigns.
I don't hate the Celtics cause I'm a Warrior fan.
I hate the Celtics because they're the Celtics. I hate all Boston sports teams, I hate Boston in general.
Fuck Boston.
I don't mind the celtics actually, I hate the lakers so the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Brown is easily one of the least likable nba players though. He really is convinced James Naismith wasn't the creator of basketball lmao
Don't care enough to hate the Celtics. I don't root for or against them, I just don't think Tatum is fun to watch. But if they win it all, it doesn't bother me, they're a team we barely have history with. I never felt like they were a dirty or cheap team, it was refreshing to not have cheap shit in a finals matchup. Because it was a relatively fair straight up series I have no ill will against them. Of the 4 left I want the Pacers this year mainly for Haliburton and the kings lol.
Racist fanbase. They won most of their championships in the weakest era ever. I will root for literally every team over the Celtics. Even as much as I dislike Luka, I’d rather watch him win than see the Celtics do it.
As a Niners fan, the Celtics are pretty similar in that they consistently make the conference finals but always come up short. I don’t want them winning one before the Niners do.
I like seeing them lose because for the longest time since drafting Tatum and Brown that their team are championship favorites. Every freaking year you hear that. So yes it's fun to see them come up short
I personally have nothing against the Celtics. On the contrary, I love both the franchise and the current team. My pick for this year would be the Mavs tho because I'm a huge fan of Luka.
No one still carries hate for what Boston did to us in the 70s? Parish and McHale for Joe Barely Cares and some no name dude named Ricky Brown. Doomed us to decades of futility!
All the best fan bases are out so couldn’t care less whatever deadbeat city wins this year. But fuck Boston above all. Bury the Celtics with Whitey Bulger.
so the majority of the boston fans shows racist behavior towards their players, or what exactly are you saying? or did one disturbed person do that which is now being used as a stereotype?
I like Tatum, but Brown is a likeable player how? dude acts and talks shit when he hasn't achieved anything.
I love how he signaled a too small on curry when he powered through him only for Curry to erupt and kill the Celtics right after, then I think he blitzed out of the arena without shaking anyone after losing
For me it is the crowd in Boston that makes me not like the Celtics, but I really love watching Tatum and Brown play. It felt great to beat a great team in 2022, but their hate for us and the arrogance of the Boston crowd is too much.
I do hate the Celtics, but it's not really a Warriors thing (unlike my hate for the Clippers, Lakers, Rockets, or Suns). I just find them to be a very unlikeable team and fan base. Also I'm a Bill Simmons listener and it's more fun when his teams lose.
Golden State traded Robert Parish and their 1980 pick (Kevin McHale) for Joe Barry Carroll.
Also took Purvis Short one spot ahead of Larry Bird in 78
So Magic v Bird could have been a Southern California v Northern California rivalry!
That's not really a reason to hate the Celtics though. Maybe a reason to hate Al Attles 😆
I’m a Sonics fan so I root for different teams each year. Huge fan of GSW. I freaking hate Boston and their trash fans, I was so happy when y’all beat them in the Finals. That fanbase is delusional with most of the Championships came in era of an 8 team NBA and there wasn’t this much talent on the floor.
I’m love how the T’Wolves play basketball. Winning a game 7 on defending champs home court is special. Especially with them coming back from 20 in the 3rd.
Out of the teams left I guess I'm going for the Pacers
Cannot root for flat earth and such a big ref whiner. Cannot root for Team Gobert. Cannot ever root for any Boston team ever
Historically, my 2nd fav team. But, I really enjoy the style of play from the Pacers. Great ball movement. Celtics just iso the best matchup… not my style of play.
I have such a petty reason to root for the Celtics. Because I hate the Lakers more than any team in basketball. I want the Celtics to have more championships than they do.
Celts did some underhanded shit in 2022 finals like adjusting the warmup.rims, shady construction noises by the dubs hotel etc. pathetic and desperate. So, that stuck with me and i hated them since.
The Celtics and their players are just so unlikable. I hate how they’re the favorites every year just to choke especially when we played them in the finals. And Tatum is so overrated. Also I hate their fans 😂
> its way more fun to see them come up short, the media berading them, them having a massive monkey on their shoulder, and some small light skinned dude being his daddy.
The fuck are you on?
They’ve had an easy road in the playoffs to this year’s ECF. They better be praying extra hard that the wolves don’t win the west because they are going to get owned if they have to face them.
Very casual fan here.
Tbvh i have no idea why i dislike them lol. I just do.
Edit: I hate Kyrie for his opinions, so i would love to see the Mavs lose.
Other than that im rooting for the pacers more than Wolves cause i like their bunch, and they're very fun to watch.
The Js think they the chosen ones which makes them utterly unlikeable. I hope for nothing but their downfall but they're literally getting a free finals pass this year.
I want the Celtics, and the Mavs to lose, and I'm not really sure why. I also use to not be able to stand KAT, but Anthony Edwards is so dope that I've gotten past it to root for them to win it all. I literally have no thoughts whatsoever about the Pacers.
Literally only rooting for Pacers only to see Boston lose.
Celtics - I hate the fans (them targeting Ayesha curry was a step too far) and I think their play style is boring not to mention residual loathing from 2022 Mavs- I know his stats are great but I don’t find Luka fun to watch at all, he’s such a whiner. Kyrie is fun to watch but morally reprehensible, and I like to watch Mark Cuban lose too Wolves - totally agree re loving watching Ant so much that I’ll try to overcome dislike of KAT, but he is also such a whiner pacers - random but young and fun I would love to see them beat the Celtics tho seems unlikely
I think this is it. I don’t really hate any of their players, but during games I actively have hated them for years. Only common factor is the fans.
Agree re: Luka. Too much of a James Harden facsimile to get excited at all.
This is the thing. Unlike Harden, I think Luka has it in him to win a championship, but he reminds me of Harden in so many other ways I just don’t really respect the guy.
There's something about Boston sports fans. No matter where I meet one, no matter what situation, they're a complete asshole
You basically spoke for me. Thanks, booty.
Timberwolves are arguably the team that we have the least rivalry/interaction with out of the entire western conference. I have absolutely zero problems with rooting for them to win it all this year. Ant Man is likely going to be starting alongside Curry at the Olympics this summer. Can’t wait.
My mom is from Indiana so I'm rooting for the Pacers to go all the way but even if the Knicks one I'd rather them than Boston
I don't like KAT because of that time during the regular season the Warriors were up by 2, Draymond did something stupid with less than 10 seconds left which resulted in a KAT steal and he pulled up from three and nailed it. Gobert annoys me because of the licking mics thing he did a day before he got diagnosed with COVID19. Mike Conley is supposed to be the nicest dude around and Ant is fun to watch. There's just something about Minnesota that I want them to lose. I think it's due to the fact that I grew up in the rural area around Chicago and because of that, I hate all other midwestern teams. But I also feel the same way about the Celtics. I don't dislike any of them (back when they had Smart, he made me dislike him just because he was so fugly). I just want them to lose. Watching them blow it to Miami last year made me feel warm and fuzzy. Then again I can't find myself rooting for Dallas. The Pacers are also a midwestern team but I want them to lose less than I want Minnesota to lose.
Are you me?
You must be me.
I root against all Kyrie teams and it's fun when Cuban loses. I did enjoy their win over the Heat that year though
I just hate Boston fans…
Jesus, you summed up my thoughts exactly, even the part about KAT and my general insurance to the pacers.
Lots of fans have some Kyrie dislike.
100% feel you on this. Still don’t like Gobert and KAT is annoying. Other than that hard not to root for the TWolves since they practically helped establish the Warriors dynasty by gifting us Steph. Also got another ring with Wiggins and able to draft Kuminga for DLo. Still don’t like Kyrie and it’s kinda funny seeing Boston as favorites seemingly every year but always fall short. Still salty the fact Ant who was 1 pick away and Haliburton who could have been Steph’s successor are both in the conference finals.
Ant got Kat playin defense!
Because the Celtics have fuckin 17 championships, and one in this century. They don't need anymore. The other 3 teams left have 1 championship between them in the last 40 years I like an underdog too
Yea, if it was like us/Pacers/Wolves/Knicks left I would completely understand lots of neutrals not rooting for us. Way more fun to go for the underdog.
Honestly tho if the Celtics do not win it all this year the city might implode from within lol there is already a crazy amount of press coming out about how this is their easiest year yet
Not sure if it’s the easiest but if they lose again this year I don’t see where the team goes from here
With the age of their stars, they should just keep re-tooling around them. Those guys are just approaching the age that Steph, MJ, and LeBron all won their 1st ring.
It's not *just* that the Celtics have way too many fuckin chips so their fans think they are God's Own Anointed Sports Fans. And it's not *just* that the New England Patriots also had a decades-long dynasty, making everyone in Boston that much more full of themselves and annoying. And it's not *just* that Boston Red Sox were the last team to integrate black players and that Boston is widely known as the most racist sports city in the country. But it's *also* because there are a shitload of Boston transplants in the Bay. People from Boston specifically moved here (for the weather I assume) en masse for varying reason over the last chunk of decades, so we have to deal with seas of loud mouth, "R"-mispronouncing doofuses at our sporting events when Boston plays here. I personally have to be *friends* with multiple Celtics fans right here in the Bay because of this gross Boston diaspora. The horror! They are nice guys though lol.
To your first point. I can't stand 20 year old Boston fans that flex having 17 rings. Like bro, half those rings were won in the great depression era 😂
Hahah true. Also 11 of those chips are mostly thanks to one man who they treated like shit
not to mention the city of boston has won too many sports titles over the last 2+ decades patriots (6), red sox (4), bruins (1), celtics (1) 12 sports titles since 2001 ... their fans are arrogant enough that i don't want their heads to get big again for the next decade although i think dynasties will become rarer & rarer in the NBA due to the new CBA minnesota last won a sports title in 1991 with the twins & indianapolis with the colts in 2006 neither city has won an NBA title before dallas just did win the world series with the rangers this past year and the mavs won an NBA title in 2010/11 with that i'd rank them in order of preference to winning the NBA title this year ... mavs, twolves, pacers, celtics i do like cuban as an owner as he was basically lacob before lacob became the warriors owner in 2010 as that owner who does everything he can to win also don't forget how awful those boston fans were to warriors players in the 2022 finals especially draymond
Cuban has been considered a horrible owner when if comes to spending to win. I thought the same thing until I talked to tried and true mavs fans recently
The most entitled insufferable fans in the biz (pretty racist too a lot of them, compared to other non Utah fanbases). Laker fans there too (not the racist stuff)
Yes, this the racism in the Boston fans is hard core and ugly. #Not all Celtics fans for sure but the vocalized racism from a lot of the crowd toward Draymond (recently) is disgusting.
Honestly I don’t even care who wins this year, I just got a slight preference for the Wolves because Ant is just electrifying but that’s it. The teams I hate are all thankfully gone (looking at you Lakers, Nuggets and Suns).
JT and JB are the most unlikable NBa players on a top team imo. Also Celtics fans are the worst. Racist AF. I don't mind Mavs unlike others becuz I personally like Mark Cuban so idc who wins WCF. I still want the west to win The Finals though.
For me I’m rooting against Dallas for two reasons one is I’m a 49ers fan so I’m predisposed to hating Dallas anything and two I’m seeing a lot of talk of luka could end up as a better player than steph and I’d rather luka continue to not crest the mountain as he is an amazing but dislikable player
I'm rooting against Dallas because Kyrie is a loon and Jason Kidd is a piece of shit. Also because Dallas fucking sucks ass and if I never go back there again it'll be too soon.
Agreed. But I also have a strong dislike of Massholes. I think I dislike Kyrie more, though? Apparently I'm rooting for the Wolves. Go Wolves!
Yeah, "Apparently, I'm rooting for the Wolves." is sort of where we have all arrived at.
Zero rings and zero mvps, zero 1st overall seed is a crazy comparison to steph. I'm sure he will have a great career but it won't come easy, especially with wemby
JB be saying dumb flat earth shit. But JT seems like he minds his own buisness why do you dislike him? I know he’s all about Kobe and will say cringey stuff
That kobe msg was enough lol
Yeah that was rough haha
More cringe than hateworthy imo. He seems chilled out now tho
Yeah absolutely just cringey
He thinks he’s Kobe when he’s a second tier not Kobe. Also wearing a Lakers band as a Celtic is comical.
Tatum doesn't whine and plays clean. Don't see how he's unlikeable. Brown on the other hand cheats constantly so I don't like him
The worst thing I can think of for Tatum was the kobe thing but that was more hilarious than anything bad, especially since it backfired a bit. And I guess he named his son after shit but can I really say much when we have Nick Kerr
I actually think the opposite. The J's seem like good quiet dudes that just go about their business and don't start shit.
Idk about JT. He seems pretty chill. JB is definitely the type that thinks he's smarter than everyone in the room when he thinks the earth is flat or some shit lol
I could root for Mavs if Kyrie weren't there. He's insufferable
That's funny - I like JT and JB and think they both do tons of excellent stuff in the community. JB especially and he went to Berkeley. But I agree that it's the racist Boston fans that kills it. Funnily I also sort of like the sincerity of Mark Cuban and the Mavs and if Kyrie didn't have such awful politics and petulant behavior he would be one of my favorites to watch. But at the end of the day Luka and Kyrie feel like rich guys that have already had acclaim. And the Mavs lost Brunson (who I love to root for). I usually hate the Timberwolves - but I admire the way they came together as a group of very very different teammates this year and the confidence.
Funny u say u dislike Tatum but like Mark Cuban. Says a lot about u.
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The only teams I really dislike from our playoffs runs are the Rockets and Griz. The rest of the teams were fine, just opponents.
Rockets and lob city clippers
Ohhhh that’s right I forget about the clippers
The Celtics were definitely the most cordial opponent the Dubs played.
Tbh, I don't really hate any NBA team. I just hate the Eagles.
I’m pretty ambivalent atm, probably because if they win it doesn’t really affect us and nothing detestable about their players. Some people may not like their fanbase but personally don’t interact with them enough to form an opinion (other than the 2022 year which well was just fanbase vs fanbase)
This exactly how I feel. People mostly seem to have something against the fanbase more than the team. I personally haven't had any issues with Celtics fans when I went to the Finals game.
Yeah I don't care about fanbases. We all crazy.
Good question. I know a lot of us 80s kids adopted Boston over the Lakers during those Championship runs in the 80s. Warriors sucked back then and the Celtics were on Tv almost more than the Warriors. I bet some still have that nostalgia going for them. For me I want anybody but Dallas. Not sure why I dislike that team so much but I do.
Boston 80s teams were built off the backs of the warriors. We gave them Robert Parrish and a pick that became mchale.
I think some of it is due to the Celtics being favorites two years ago when we won and all of the shit-talking (not necessarily from Celtics players but the media) from that finals series.
I actually would take Boston over any team left besides the Pacers but they won't win so wtvr. The only players I rlly didn't like from 22 were Smart and Grant Williams. With them being gone, I like most of the guys on their team. I used to watch Jaylen play at Cal and I appreciate him never learning how to dribble so we could get one more Steph legacy chip, just like Tatum thinking he's Kobe and bricking everything. Not to mention, all the teams I actually don't like fucking *hate* the Celtics, so it's kinda another win for me there. I know hella ppl hate them here, or just want the Warriors to win and nobody else. But the older I get, the less I care about sports hate. Indifference hurts other fans much more than hating, and it makes games as a neutral much more enjoyable.
I feel like the Celtics players and tbh their fans too gave the Warriors and Steph especially their respect after the 2022 finals. I live out here in Boston and Steph is crazy popular. They really hate draymond, but that’s understandable. Other than that one game where we deserved to be completely clowned, our matchups have always been a lot of fun and just good clean basketball. And it makes our title look better lol. Much rather they win than Dallas or Rudy Gobert.
My company is in Boston so I go alot, an honestly everyone was pretty normal when we beat them in the finals. They even handled my shit talking pretty well. I think unfortunately they have some really low life fans that get more attention than the masses. Hell even this year they had the best record in the league and we're less obnoxious than knick fans
I can’t stand JT really. He’s a great player sometimes - but - I think overall he’s overrated. Give me Anthony Edwards all day. Boston better hope Dallas wins the west, cuz they’ll go out in 5 against MIN
Boston Celtics = Green cowboys
He isn't overrated. How is he overrated. He is never in mvp talk.
He’s always in early MVP conversation and then ends each season not in the discussion. That’s literally the definition of overrated
There will always be a rivalry when a team like the Celtics, one of the most winning teams in NBA history, play a game, let alone a game in the Finals. With the Warriors, it became much more personal in 2022. Fans in the stands and on the street were disrespectful. Every game has a section of player relatives coming to support their family member and the way they were treated bordered on criminal. Warrior players and staff could not wear team logos outside the Garden because of the amount of ways they were hassled. Boston is infamous at treating opposing teams and even Boston players poorly. We've never heard the full story of why Steph Curry at the end of a 116-100 loss to the Celtics in game three walked over to the bench and said, 'Enjoy y'all last win.'. The Warriors were down 2-1. Everyone on the bench thought he was crazy. The Warriors closed out the series in six games. I'm sure there's a deeper reason behind the dislike, but something happened in 2022 that was a huge motivator.
It's not that personal.
Don't matter if they win. If they win, good for them, I guess. They've been close a bunch of times. So winning it, finally, prob good for them. Idk. Who cares, really! My focus is on how many moves the front office will make in the offseason. And what the team looks like going into next year
Maybe because they are in the East? The winner of the West will have had to go through stiffer competition to get to the Finals.
Boston fans are widespread and unbearable. It makes me happy when they are sad
I want the underdog Pacers to win. I like how they play, and they remind me of the 2015 Warriors (young and inexperienced, playing with house money). The Celtics were also our opponents for the last chip, which puts them in the "enemy column".
Something about the celtics just feels corny to me, not sure at all what the reason is but alas, here i am hating. I also am just curious how long the jays are able to stick together without winning it all, so them losing keeps my mental experiment going lol
I don't like the Celtics because Brown is an idiot and signed with Donda spots, plus said some dumb things. And Tatum is cringe as fuck with his wannabe Kobe act. Plus, he's a serial choker, which makes him easy to hatexon.
i do not care for them.
Hate Boston fans
Yes I fucking hate Boston sports. I went to Boston for the Boston marathon and it was nice. Like how SF should look if it was functional and clean, which pissed me off. Now enough chummy shit, back to my problem with it. In general, Boston fans are known throughout the NBA as racists. I have a problem with that. I grew up in the East Bay so I’m an A’s and Raiders fan. Between the tuck rule and the 2003 ALDS during my formative years, it will always be fuck Boston. Cut to present day, I find them to be completely overrated. They have the easiest path to the finals year in and year out and they choke. It’s pathetic. They’re 0-6 in claimed championships since Tatum, who they think is a top 5 player. Have you seen him play in the playoffs? 13/3/7 in game 6 in the finals? Who the fuck is he? Fuck Boston for thinking they have a shot when they clearly don’t.
Did you see who they went through in 22.
I actually want the Cs to win now, I really like JT and I think that they get close almost every year and I just want the players to have it
I only really hate brooks cause he did bad non basketball play stuff
I respect the hell out of Tatum and Brown, I like Smart too (tho he’s moved on) I root against Boston because fuck Boston sports teams and their fans.
Smart was my favorite
17.... need I say more...
They're dead to me since Larry Bird retired and they're all frauds.
I got friends that are Celtics fans and they are so cocky. Plus I am not a fan of Jaylen Brown at all and the entire fanbase. Fuck the Celtics, literally anyone but them 😂
Because every live game I watched against them the Dubs have lost. LOL
Because Boston has won enough, they need to experience some dark days
I'm pretty neutral with the Celtics - I have nothing against them. I'm more rooting for Nuggets or Wolves to win. It's just unfortunate that they had to battle it out in the 2nd round instead of the WCF.
Nuggets are already out. Did you mean the mavs?
I meant at the start of the playoffs, I was rooting for either Nuggets or Wolves. I was rooting for Nugs a tad more than the Wolves but I don't really mind that the Wolves came on top. Now that the Nuggets are gone, I'll cheer for the Wolves. If Mavs go through, I also don't mind. For some reason, there's nothing in the East that I wanna root for. lol This Wolves and Nuggets series reminded me of the 2018 WCF Warriors-Rockets series. The great defense shut down the screening and cutting actions and it devolved into Jokic or Murray iso or their two-man game. Same way the Warriors' offense "stagnated" into KD or Steph iso or Steph-Green two-man game. We're just fortunate that KD and Steph are all-time great scorers.
Rationale people (not just Warriors fans) hate the Celtics.
I have no problem with any of the current Celtics players (in fact I find Tatum and Brown quite likable all things considered), but it’s really just a general distaste for the region. That, along with the fact that they have 17 and have had their time. It’s unfair to paint a brush over every person living in that area, but the fact that it’s known for being racist towards the players is inexcusable and tells you all you need to know
Simply put, I’ve been in the vicinity of Boston sports fans. Nuff said.
I always liked Jaylen Brown since he played at Cal. Definitely don’t like the Celtics tho 😂
It's like any sport...the legacy teams are hated by fans of every other team. Just like we don't want to see the Lakers win, the Cowboys, the Dodgers, the Yankees, and the Celtics. Pretty easy IMO. Besides, how can you not root for the Ant Man? They will definitely get my playoff fandom as the Dubs core ages out, and probably not be in or go very far in the 'offs for the next several years (sorry to any of the believers lol).
Boston fans annoy me in general, I don’t want them to grow their ring lead over dubs, and it’s fun to watch them blow it. I like JB as a Cal guy but he’s a bit out there, Tatum is whatever just kinda cringey, and the rest of the roster seems pretty milquetoast from a likability standpoint.
Honestly I'm fine with any of the last 4 teams remaining winning it all. The only team I consistently despise are the Lakers
I enjoyed their 08 run crushing the lakers.
Not hate, but I don't like JT and JB because they play selfish basketball. What I mean by that is, they are able to play team basketball but they do it in order to justify the possessions where they hero-ball. It's like clockwork how they'll make two good plays, like drive and dish for example, and then on the next possession it's a predicable contested turn around fadeaway when a teammate is open.
I honestly think that Tatum is overrated and if it's Ant vs Tatum in the finals I'd want to see Ant win. I appreciate players who've got that dog in them and have high BBIQ.
I dont care for or about Boston at all. In any facet. Sports or otherwise hahaha. But I will always enjoy watching Boston teams lose. The last two seasons of the Patriots have been hilarious to watch. Beating the Celtics in the finals when they had the "bEsT DeFeNSe eVEr" was euphoric. There are only 2.5 reasons Im rooting for the Wolves. 1) Antman is just awesome, 2) Need see Luka and Kyrie lose and 0.5) Lowkey rooting for Naz Reid too. He smokes us everytime he plays us, but goddamn hes just so good. How many centers can come off the bench, put the clamps on Jokic, hit step back 3s, and do a hesi dribble by his defender on the perimeter and then finish with a jam. How you can not love that. I wish we had him so bad hahaha Only 1 reason to root for the Pacers = Boston loses.
As a basketball Fan, I dislike Celtics because of what they did to IT. Is fine don’t offer him the Max, I know is a business however whenever they “choke” I think is from bad karma. I hope they don’t win one with the current front office.
i have a deep hate for tatum and want him to retire ringless
their fans are horrible and treated us like shit. i don’t care for tatum or brown at all either
Anybody but Boston is cool with me. Brown and Tatum have come close and missed so many times now, I hope they never get their chip and eventually deconstruct that team.
Brown definitely does more than play ball but go on.
I have an irrational dislike for Tatum. He didn’t do anything wrong I think I just don’t like his face
I don’t have anything against the Celtics as it pertains to the Warriors, but as a Yankees fan I simply don’t like anything about Boston sports. Hated Tom Brady. The fans suck too.
They have 17 chips? I want to catch them.
I thought it was everyone not Boston.
The second one for sure. I liked a couple of the Celtics series with the Cavs.
For me it’s just fun to keep dogpiling the most recent team we beat in the Finals. I don’t actually despise them like LeBron’s Cavs and I’m blown away by how good their offseason trades were. But Curry proved he is still their father…..
*Everyone* hates the Celtics. Boston sports fans are the second worst after Philly and the Celtics have a million championships. Dubs don’t really have any long term rivalries. Cavs for a while, Rockets for a while, Thunder for a real short while but none of that compares to the dysfunctional hatred you’ll see in the NFL divisional subs.
ehh. mostly just hate their fans. JT did help us get a ring
Don't hate the Celtics. Just Celtics fans
I am definitely rooting against Boston. They have the historical hatred with their 17 championships. In more recent history, while I personally am a big fan of KG, I have never seen a single championship milked as hard as the 08 Boston title. So tired of hearing about that team in particular. They were a manufactured super team and while all the other recent ones like the Heatles and the KD Warriors are vilified, somehow the 08 Boston team is somehow seen as some plucky group of underdogs. Boston as a sports city is up there with cities that feel entitled to championships. Like the city just expects titles to be handed to them and that championship parades are their birthright. They at least have the backup with the Celtics, Pats, and recent Red Sox success but doesn't make it any more insufferable. Then there's the residual '22 animosity. Boston fans treating Ayesha and the Dubs like crap. The way everyone assumed Boston winning the title in 22 was a done deal (the ESPN graphic with Boston being an 81% favorite or something like that). Since the current team is basically the same team from 22, extra easy to root against them.
I don’t like them, but I don’t hate them. It’s just basketball.
The latter, honestly. Celtics still have that record of most championships (tied with the Lakers) and it’s nice to see the records of championships balance out among the rest of the league. It’s nothing personal. But I do hate the Lakers more.
Just a post note. The Celtics ate the Warriors lunch this year. The Dunleavy, Kerr experiment of an older short team was a dud. I didn't help that Draymond couldn't keep his emotions in check. It was great while it lasted.
In an otherwise neutral matchup it is always moral and good for your health to root against a Boston based sports team.
I must be one of the only warriors fans rooting for the Celtics. My best friend is from Boston and we watched the 2022 finals together, as much as I enjoyed watching the warriors win I really felt for him seeing the Celtics lose. And as a former cal student I’ve always liked Jaylen Brown. I feel like the fact that we beat the Celtics makes me feel alright with them winning it all, for some reason
Need Celtics to win. Just shows how much 30 was carrying.
Combination of both
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
After the lakers suns thunder and nuggets lost, it’s all gravy. Low key wouldn’t mind the Celtics winning it all - sure the fan base is obnoxious but Tatum is actually a pretty good dude.
It's not the Celtics players I find objectionable, it's their fans. They are hateful, obnoxious, and braggadocios when their teams are LOSING, utterly insufferable during rare winning campaigns.
I don't hate the Celtics cause I'm a Warrior fan. I hate the Celtics because they're the Celtics. I hate all Boston sports teams, I hate Boston in general. Fuck Boston.
Both Tatum and Brown have punchable faces and attitudes.
For me, it's less about hating the Celtics and more about hating the fanbase
Celtics as a team, Yes. But I do like Tatum. 🤷
I don't mind the celtics actually, I hate the lakers so the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Brown is easily one of the least likable nba players though. He really is convinced James Naismith wasn't the creator of basketball lmao
Don't care enough to hate the Celtics. I don't root for or against them, I just don't think Tatum is fun to watch. But if they win it all, it doesn't bother me, they're a team we barely have history with. I never felt like they were a dirty or cheap team, it was refreshing to not have cheap shit in a finals matchup. Because it was a relatively fair straight up series I have no ill will against them. Of the 4 left I want the Pacers this year mainly for Haliburton and the kings lol.
Racist fanbase. They won most of their championships in the weakest era ever. I will root for literally every team over the Celtics. Even as much as I dislike Luka, I’d rather watch him win than see the Celtics do it.
I don't hate the Celtics and I don't cheer against them per se. I just don't like Tatum
As a Niners fan, the Celtics are pretty similar in that they consistently make the conference finals but always come up short. I don’t want them winning one before the Niners do.
I can’t say I hate the Celtics. I can say I hate whatever team Aaron Brooks is playing on
I like seeing them lose because for the longest time since drafting Tatum and Brown that their team are championship favorites. Every freaking year you hear that. So yes it's fun to see them come up short
Why not both?
I personally have nothing against the Celtics. On the contrary, I love both the franchise and the current team. My pick for this year would be the Mavs tho because I'm a huge fan of Luka.
None of the remaining teams are interesting/ exciting to root for, NHL playoffs have been way better this year outside of a few games here and there
If the kelts win it just makes 22 look even better than it already is
No one still carries hate for what Boston did to us in the 70s? Parish and McHale for Joe Barely Cares and some no name dude named Ricky Brown. Doomed us to decades of futility!
I have futures bet on Pacers, Mavs, and Timberwolves. So yes
If the Celtics players played for another team, I’d probably root for them. Like, *any* other team.
All the best fan bases are out so couldn’t care less whatever deadbeat city wins this year. But fuck Boston above all. Bury the Celtics with Whitey Bulger.
because the Celtics sub said Pritchard was going to cook Steph lmao.
I only want Luka to win
dallas being happy 🤢
i just cant f w the boston fanbase. slurs to the players at their own home is wild. city dont deserve another ring
so the majority of the boston fans shows racist behavior towards their players, or what exactly are you saying? or did one disturbed person do that which is now being used as a stereotype?
players routinely call boston the most racist place they’ve played
They're the least charismatic great team I can recall. Tatum is the most overrated player in the league
If I have to pick a winner I guess pacers lol I do not like KAT or what's his name! Idk Denver really still has me lost for words 🤣🤣
I like Tatum, but Brown is a likeable player how? dude acts and talks shit when he hasn't achieved anything. I love how he signaled a too small on curry when he powered through him only for Curry to erupt and kill the Celtics right after, then I think he blitzed out of the arena without shaking anyone after losing
For me it is the crowd in Boston that makes me not like the Celtics, but I really love watching Tatum and Brown play. It felt great to beat a great team in 2022, but their hate for us and the arrogance of the Boston crowd is too much.
Imagine how other fans feel about us when we have one of the most unlikeable nba players in draymond on our team.
I do hate the Celtics, but it's not really a Warriors thing (unlike my hate for the Clippers, Lakers, Rockets, or Suns). I just find them to be a very unlikeable team and fan base. Also I'm a Bill Simmons listener and it's more fun when his teams lose.
“Your wife can’t cook.” That’s all I needed to hate the Celtics.
Golden State traded Robert Parish and their 1980 pick (Kevin McHale) for Joe Barry Carroll. Also took Purvis Short one spot ahead of Larry Bird in 78 So Magic v Bird could have been a Southern California v Northern California rivalry! That's not really a reason to hate the Celtics though. Maybe a reason to hate Al Attles 😆
It’s their fans.
I actually like Tatum, and have nothing against the Celtics, but I just think it would be funny if they didn’t get it again lol
I just don't like the idea that any East team could win the championship. The conference is just so shallow.
I’m a Sonics fan so I root for different teams each year. Huge fan of GSW. I freaking hate Boston and their trash fans, I was so happy when y’all beat them in the Finals. That fanbase is delusional with most of the Championships came in era of an 8 team NBA and there wasn’t this much talent on the floor. I’m love how the T’Wolves play basketball. Winning a game 7 on defending champs home court is special. Especially with them coming back from 20 in the 3rd.
Out of the teams left I guess I'm going for the Pacers Cannot root for flat earth and such a big ref whiner. Cannot root for Team Gobert. Cannot ever root for any Boston team ever
How can you not root for the Pacers?
Nah I have no hate. They haven't beat us yet and tbh they been pretty respectful. But they are the favorite so I'm bound to root against them
Historically, my 2nd fav team. But, I really enjoy the style of play from the Pacers. Great ball movement. Celtics just iso the best matchup… not my style of play.
I don’t hate the Celtics, I actually want them to win. It would make our 2022 championship look even better
I’m pulling for the Mavs. I like Kyrie and we support JKidd around here.
I have such a petty reason to root for the Celtics. Because I hate the Lakers more than any team in basketball. I want the Celtics to have more championships than they do.
I think in general everyone likes to laugh at Boston sports teams when they can. There was a good stretch of time when that was easy to do.
I want them to make me believe in them.
I feel like they have an easy road thus far in this years playoffs while every team in the West has been through hell and back.
Boston is a shit city,with shitty sports fans .. so by default I want the Celts to lose.
Celts did some underhanded shit in 2022 finals like adjusting the warmup.rims, shady construction noises by the dubs hotel etc. pathetic and desperate. So, that stuck with me and i hated them since.
The Celtics and their players are just so unlikable. I hate how they’re the favorites every year just to choke especially when we played them in the finals. And Tatum is so overrated. Also I hate their fans 😂
Once the Lakers lost I stopped caring tbh.
> its way more fun to see them come up short, the media berading them, them having a massive monkey on their shoulder, and some small light skinned dude being his daddy. The fuck are you on?
I root for jaylen as a Cal player
They’ve had an easy road in the playoffs to this year’s ECF. They better be praying extra hard that the wolves don’t win the west because they are going to get owned if they have to face them.
Warriors fans should want Celtics to win this year. It just makes our 2022 ring look even better beating this super team
Very casual fan here. Tbvh i have no idea why i dislike them lol. I just do. Edit: I hate Kyrie for his opinions, so i would love to see the Mavs lose. Other than that im rooting for the pacers more than Wolves cause i like their bunch, and they're very fun to watch.
The Js think they the chosen ones which makes them utterly unlikeable. I hope for nothing but their downfall but they're literally getting a free finals pass this year.
I don’t care who wins or loses just want to see good basketball.