Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
The war of words shifts into gear for Game 2. Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Bibby’s comments about Boston fans, and the Boston Celtics’ reaction have ignited a somewhat entertaining back forth.
Bibby characterized Celtics fans as “bangwagon jumpers” earlier in the week, and Celtics forward Kendrick Perkins reacted in today’s edition of the Boston Globe, saying, “"If you had a 2-for-10 night shooting, you'll say something like that, too. You're bound to say anything.
“We have the best fans in the world. We don't expect players from other teams to like our fans. That's not what they're supposed to do, anyway."
Prior to taking the court for warm-ups tonight, Bibby answered Perkins by saying he doesn’t know where Perkins’ tough streak all of a sudden came from. The Hawks point guard also stated that Perkins’ stat line was probably as bad as his own from Game 1.
When told of those comments, Perkins said he didn’t have a comment.
“Man, I’m still going to go to sleep tonight,” Perkins said, attempting to put an end to the banter.
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