NBA Note - Boston Celtics Irving, Kyrie

Oct 23, 2017 - 7:02 AM Boston Celtics PG Kyrie Irving was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for using inappropriate language toward a fan. Irving was responding to a fan in Philadelphia who yelled at him and made a reference to former teammate LeBron James during Friday night's game against the 76ers. The incident occurred at halftime of the Celtics' 102-92 win at Wells Fargo Center. A video that circulated on social media after the game and a fan is heard shouting, "Kyrie, where's LeBron?" as Celtics players walked down their tunnel to the locker room at halftime. Irving looked up toward the fan before making a profane response. He later said he did not have any regrets about the incident. "Hell no," Irving said, according to ESPN. "(The fan was) man enough to record it on video, then that's all him. I'm glad he got his (social media) name out there and then, kinda, five seconds of fame and it going viral. That's the social media platform we live on. I take full responsibility (for) what I said and excuse (to) the kids at home and you move on."