Marcus Smart, long a fan favorite in Boston, returned to TD Garden on Sunday as his Washington Wizards were in town to face the Celtics. He did not see any action on the court as the home team cruised to a 34-point victory but sitting on the bench proved to be fairly eventful in itself. Despite receiving an overwhelmingly positive welcome back, one fan decided to escalate things while Smart was on the bench, saying something to catch his attention and ultimately leading to a security-aided ejection.
But not before Smart got to do some powerful pointing at the fan while being casually held by back his Wizards teammates.
A Boston Celtics fan was ejected for saying something to Marcus Smart 👀
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"[The fan] just crossed the line and we all know I don't do line-crossing," Smart told reporters postgame. "That was it. We move on. Unfortunate, you never want to see that, especially for a guy who's coming back, and who's given the city everything he has, but it is what it is. Take the spirit, we'll take it. Onto the next one."
Marcus Smart on the interaction with the fan:
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) April 7, 2025
“Just crossed a line. And we all know I don't do line crossing. And that was it.” https://t.co/2p3WEojQ9g pic.twitter.com/inweGC2fCD
Did we all know that Marcus Smart does not do line-crossing? Is this new information. Either way, it's nice to know. You can get up to the line but please do not even think about crossing over it.
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