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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
LIGHT THE FIRE!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BOSTON - Leave it up to Hawks point guard Mike Bibby to light the fire with the Boston fans.
Bibby lit into the Celtics’ fans before practice Tuesday, calling them “bandwagon jumpers.”
“They were kind of loud at the beginning,” he said. “But a lot of these fans are bandwagon jumpers trying to get on this now. I played here last year, too. And I didn’t see three fourths of them. They’re for the team now and they might get a little rowdy but that’s about it.”
When asked if he thought they were fair-weather fans, joining the party only after the Celtics’ offseason trades that brought Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to town, Bibby didn’t hesitate to pour more gasoline on the fire.
“You could say that,” he said. “I remember them having bags on their heads [last year]. It’s a different look. I guess that’s what happens when you win.”
Bibby and Josh Smith were the most noticeable targets of a small section of fans at TD Banknorth Garden Sunday night. They got into a verbal sparring match with some of the crowd as they left the floor at the end of Game 1.
“It’s good that they know I’m here,” Bibby said. “It was just a little confrontation to get them involved a little bit. But they are fair-weather fans if you ask me.”
If Bibby thought things were sticky Sunday (he shot 2-for-10 from the floor and had just five points and one assist in the Hawks’ 23-point loss), they ought to be downright wicked Wednesday night.
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