Marcus Smart gets in shouting match with a fan in his return to Boston with Wizards
BOSTON AP Former Celtics and current Wizards guard Marcus Smart commented a fan crossed the line when he was heckling Washington s bench during Sunday s challenge in Boston leading to a bit of shouting before the fan was ushered out of the TD Garden He just crossed the line We all know I don t do line overcoming Smart commented after the Celtics beat the Wizards - You never want to see that especially for a guy who s coming back and has given the city everything he has The competition between the defending NBA champions and a gang competing for the worst record in the league was never close and Boston led by with about six minutes left when a hubbub arose behind Washington s bench Smart was pointing at a fan and it appeared his teammates and a coach were trying to hold him back Smart announced he was pointing the man out to safeguard Just trying to get him out before it escalated more than what it was he noted Smart was drafted by the Celtics in and played the first nine years of his career with the company but he was traded to Memphis in the summer of in a deal that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston The Celtics who reached the Eastern Conference finals six times with Smart and the NBA Finals once went on to win it all in the first year without him Smart did not play in last year s tournament when the Grizzlies visited Boston he did play for Memphis in Boston in December Back in the city for the first time since he was traded to Washington in February Smart did not play on Sunday as the Wizards focus on young players and the draft lottery During the competition fans chanted We want Marcus Flashbacks baby Smart mentioned The love is reliably there From both sides myself and the fans the city It s definitely emotional coming back and you try to hold it back But I love it I love every last bit of it I m a part of the city nine years A kid to a young man Smart spent a long time after the battle catching up with his former teammates It s inevitably good to keep in touch with those guys he announced Grew up with those guys We went through a lot of battles blood sweat and tears A meager of those guys came to my mom funeral So it s a deeper bond than just basketball between us AP NBA https apnews com hub nba
