Being the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft would be enough to draw the ire of Boston Celtics fans. Being anointed the next face of the hated Los Angeles Lakers can only rile up the TD Garden crowd that much more. But Lonzo Ball brought out the birds to an even greater degree on Wednesday night, likely due to his refusal to work out for the C's during the predraft process.
Renato Mazariegos @RPMSports18
Lonzo Ball just got introduced to the Lakers-Celtics rivalry by getting showered with boos from the Boston crowd
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Boston owned the No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft, but ultimately opted to trade down to No. 3, where the team took Duke's Jayson Tatum.
s for Ball, he didn't seem at all put off by how he was received in Beantown."It's they home," he said. "I would boo too if I was a fan."
NESN ✔ @NESN
Lonzo Ball was booed a ton on Wednesday night. He talked about his first experience playing in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2017-11-09T05:06:20+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: November 09, 2017 05:06:20 (UTC)">12:06 AM - Nov 9, 2017</time>
Why would Bostonians boo him so much harder than any other opponent who's come through so far this season?
"Second pick," Ball answered matter-of-factly.
"I've been getting booed every time we go away," he added.
Zo will have to get used to such frosty road receptions if he's going to be the biggest star in Purple and Gold down the line.
Renato Mazariegos @RPMSports18 Lonzo Ball just got introduced to the Lakers-Celtics rivalry by getting showered with boos from the Boston crowd
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2017-11-09T01:13:06+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: November 09, 2017 01:13:06 (UTC)">8:13 PM - Nov 8, 2017</time>
Boston owned the No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft, but ultimately opted to trade down to No. 3, where the team took Duke's Jayson Tatum.
s for Ball, he didn't seem at all put off by how he was received in Beantown."It's they home," he said. "I would boo too if I was a fan."
NESN ✔ @NESN Lonzo Ball was booed a ton on Wednesday night. He talked about his first experience playing in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry.
<time class="dt-updated" datetime="2017-11-09T05:06:20+0000" pubdate="" title="Time posted: November 09, 2017 05:06:20 (UTC)">12:06 AM - Nov 9, 2017</time>
Why would Bostonians boo him so much harder than any other opponent who's come through so far this season?
"Second pick," Ball answered matter-of-factly.
"I've been getting booed every time we go away," he added.
Zo will have to get used to such frosty road receptions if he's going to be the biggest star in Purple and Gold down the line.
