Celtics president Danny Ainge responded by saying that he never heard that from any player during his 26 years in Boston. However, current Celtics player Marcus Smart added his thoughts to the matter, and he backed his former teammate. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Yeah, I've heard it," Smart said in regards to hearing racist comments from fans at TD Garden. LEBRON JAMES REACTS TO FAN DUMPING POPCORN ON RUSSELL WESTBROOK: 'THERE'S NO EXCUSE!' "[Hopefully] there’s no belligerence or any racism going on, subtle racism and people yelling (stuff) from the crowd," Irving said.

Source: Fox News May 27, 2021 23:26 UTC