- ABC News
- January 4, 2017
BOSTON -- Recognizing that Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward will be a potential free agent this offseason -- and given his Butler University connections to Boston coach Brad Stevens -- Celtics fans greeted Hayward with some audible cheers during lineup introductions before Tuesday's game at TD Garden. That didn't sit well with Celtics forward Jae Crowder, who just so happens to play the same position as Hayward. Crowder responded with maybe his best game of the season, scoring 21 points on 6 of 8 shooting, while making all but one of the six 3-pointers that he put up over 35 minutes of floor time as part of Boston's 115-104 victory. After the game, Crowder sounded off, both in the locker room and on social media, about his perceived slight from the fans. "I heard the cheering before the game. I didn't like that at all," said Crowder. "I think that was a sign of disrespect to me from the fans. That sparked a little fire in me." "I just felt...