- Incident is latest case of objects being thrown at players
- Irving cites ‘underlying racism’ as fans turn on players
Kyrie Irving says banning fans who mistreat NBA players won’t solve the problem. It goes much deeper than that.
“[It’s] just underlying racism, and treating people like they’re in a human zoo,” Irving said after a water bottle was thrown at him following Brooklyn’s 141-126 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night.
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