Diehard Celtics followers Dave Portnoy and Invoice Simmons have been each placed on blast by ESPN NBA analyst and former Boston rival Richard Jefferson amid their escalating feud with the community.
Each Portnoy and Simmons accused ESPN of favoring the Knicks over the defending NBA Champions throughout their second-round collection, which New York leads 2-1 heading into Monday’s Recreation 4 at Madison Sq. Backyard.
‘I do know ESPN did not point out it for nearly 2 hours – however that was an outstanding Pritchard sport,’ Simmons posted on X after Celtics guard and Sixth Man of the 12 months Payton Pritchard had 23 factors in Saturday’s Recreation 3 win in New York. ‘Performed 18 big minutes in first half. They actually wanted him immediately.’
Portnoy’s criticism was instantly aimed toward Jefferson: ‘Richard Jefferson would possibly as effectively throw on a Knicks uniform within the sales space.’
Jefferson, who had a number of grueling playoff collection with Boston in his days with the New Jersey Nets, responded to the criticism on X.
‘Dave my brother, we talked about this once we did your pizza assessment,’ Jefferson wrote, refencing footage of he and Portnoy reviewing pizza for Barstool Sports activities. ‘I do not care who wins I am simply telling the tales. Additionally do not speak on twitter like you do not know me.’
Diehard Celtics followers Dave Portnoy and Invoice Simmons have been each placed on blast by ESPN NBA analyst and former Boston rival Richard Jefferson amid their escalating feud with the community
Each Portnoy and Simmons accused ESPN of favoring the Knicks over the defending NBA Champions throughout their second-round collection, prompting a pair of responses from Jefferson
Richard Jefferson, Dorris Burke and Mike Breen talking earlier than Denver-Boston on March 2
Jefferson additionally responded to Simmons’ declare that ESPN ignored Pritchard’s pivotal efficiency.
‘1. Pritch Please,’ Jefferson wrote earlier than reminding his viewers that Simmons is a biased Celtics fan.
‘2. Let me repair your publish,’ he continued. ‘I am an enormous Boston supporter and I want they spoke MORE about Pritchard.’
And Jefferson did not cease there: ‘3. I personally did a spotlight package deal for Pritchard in the course of the sport. 4. So to say we did not point out it for two hours is an truly lie or possibly a bias opinion. I am going to allow you to decide.’
Earlier than signing off, Jefferson requested Simmons to ask him again onto his podcast.
‘Ps… have me on the pod once more quickly,’ Jefferson wrote. ‘I miss it.’
Though he would later win an NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017, Jefferson is greatest remembered for his years alongside Jason Kidd with the Nets, with whom he reached a pair of NBA Finals.
Jefferson was a starter in the course of the 2003 and 2004 playoffs, the place his Nets beat the Celtics in a pair of brutal postseason collection.
Boston hopes to keep away from happening 3-1 to third-seeded New York on Monday at MSG. The collection returns to Boston for Recreation 4 on Wednesday.
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