The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are used to having a lot of eyes on them in the regular season, never mind in Game 2 of the NBA’s 2023 Eastern Conference semifinals, but players and fans alike were in for an unexpected twist to that dynamic with a drone filming the action during the game.
While there were some fans who thought the novel means of getting a new angle on the action was interesting, the consensus on the drone seemed to be pretty strongly negative, with complaints ranging from the distraction from the game itself it caused in the arena to the poor frame rate making for a bad viewing experience at home.
Let’s take a look at what was being said about the drone on social media.
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— Dr. Justin Quinn (@justinquinnn) May 3, 2023
Yes, that is a drone you’re seeing pic.twitter.com/ttMx7DYkw7
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 4, 2023
There's a drone being flown around the arena back and forth and it's quite distracting
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) May 4, 2023
the drone is getting ratioed
— CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) May 4, 2023
In their playoff history, the Celtics and Sixers are now a combined 33% from the floor in playoff games where a drone is constantly flying back and forth.
— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) May 4, 2023
The TNT drone is suboptimal for Level 9 Celtics-Sixers viewing. pic.twitter.com/BpFEwIkEx0
— Darren Hartwell (@darren_hartwell) May 4, 2023
Drone more like groan more like go Celtics
— Celtics Lab Podcast (@CelticsLab) May 4, 2023
The drone camera hovering above the court during the Celtics vs 76ers game is interesting pic.twitter.com/jfyP0jHc2W
— Danielle Hobeika (@DanielleHobeika) May 4, 2023
The fans love it, great work everyone https://t.co/lGCjWHtwMn pic.twitter.com/1EFn2hQmHP
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) May 4, 2023
It sounds like everyone is enjoying the drone angle?!?
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) May 4, 2023
🙏 let us join hands 🙏 https://t.co/lImx0LXpaW
— Simon Pollock (@SimonPollockNBA) May 4, 2023
This may literally be the only thing Celtics and 76ers fans will agree on for the duration of this series. https://t.co/CZovGzmrhh
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) May 4, 2023
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