New England native Duncan Robinson had a purpose for his taunt of Celtics followers throughout Recreation 7

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“They’re sending me memes of Curt Schilling’s bloody sock. It’s simply all these random numbers, like 70 texts.”

Duncan Robinson #55 of the Miami Heat looks on against the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden on May 19, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Duncan Robinson taunted a shocked TD Backyard on Monday night time. (Picture by Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos)

Duncan Robinson might need grown up a Celtics fan in New Hampshire, however the Miami Warmth ahead did his greatest impression of a WWE heel on Monday night time at TD Backyard.

Within the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ season-ending loss to the Miami Warmth within the Jap Convention Finals, Robinson transformed on a layup. Because the 29-year-old sharpshooter made his means again down the parquet flooring, he raised his hand to his ear to be able to mock a shocked enviornment of over 17,000 followers.

In fact, any participant within the strategy of orchestrating a Recreation 7 victory on the street is greater than entitled to dish out some trash speak.

However Robinson revealed on JJ Redick’s “The Previous Man and the Three” podcast that there was a particular purpose why he determined to taunt Boston followers on Monday night time.

“I don’t understand how this occurred however perhaps somebody I went to highschool with … my quantity bought put in a bunch chat someplace,” Robinson mentioned. “It was an enormous group chat. So after we lose Recreation 6, my cellphone is blowing up from all these random New England numbers. [Saying] ‘Get ‘[expletive]’, ‘Celtics in 7’, they’re sending me memes of Curt Schilling’s bloody sock. It’s simply all these random numbers, like 70 texts.

“I’m like, ‘what’s going on?’ And I’m additionally pissed, since I’m on the heels of this bone-crushing loss, to not point out I missed some pictures down the stretch I’d wish to have again. … So then I begin pondering and creating all these eventualities in my head. I’m like ‘If I get the prospect and I’m going into the Backyard, I’m going to do one thing.”

Clearly, Robinson and the Warmth bought the final snicker.

Robinson averaged 11.4 factors and a couple of.1 3-pointers per recreation in the course of the Jap Convention Finals for the Warmth, who will open play in opposition to the Denver Nuggets in Recreation 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night time.

“You’ll be shocked at how many individuals that actually bothered,” Robinson mentioned. “I heard from lots of people. It was very polarizing. Some individuals cherished it, after which clearly, all of the folks that had been bitter again dwelling had been like, ‘That was so pointless. Classless.’ All these items, however no matter.”