Kyrie Irving cites ‘underlying racism’ after fan arrested for throwing bottle

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Kyrie Irving cites ‘underlying racism’ after fan arrested for throwing bottle

  • 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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