‘She called me a F**king N-Word’: Marcus Smart reveals traumatic racial experience with Celtics fan

Samir Mehdi | 20/10/2020
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Marcus Smart opens up about the time he had a woman yell racial slurs at him when he was in Boston, traumatising him.

With the NBA Bubble coming to an end the past week as the Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th championship in franchise history, it is safe to say the ‘Bubble experiment’ was a success.

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An aspect that was missed during the players’ time in the Bubble was their interactions with fans in the stands or in the front row seats. Most times, these interactions are harmless and actually produce a sweet moment between the fan and the player on the court.

However, there is a history of certain fans either in the stands or in the city who are known to chuck racial slurs at NBA players out of spite or frustration. Sadly, Boston Celtic’s Marcus Smart was a victim to this.

Marcus Smart shares his story on him dealing with racial profanities

Boston fans have a bad repertoire of being awfully racist and insensitive towards any athlete who is not of Caucasian decent.

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Marcus Smart talks about how, the Celtics had just won a regular season game at TD Garden, he was planning on heading home. As he was pulling out of the parking lot, he sees a white woman with her 5 year old son jaywalking.

Smart said in his interview with the Player’s Tribune, “I had my windows rolled down and realized something bad was about to happen, so I yelled to her politely that she needed to hurry so they do not get hurt.”

In response to this, the woman lashed out at Smart and called him a, “f—cking n-word” in front of everyone on the street.

Smart details that he actually saw the woman wear an Isaiah Thomas Celtics jersey and thought she would be calm and collected upon seeing Smart, but was sadly mistaken.

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Samir Mehdi

Samir Mehdi is a senior strategist for the NBA division at The Sportsrush. Ever since he was 13 years old, he’s been obsessed with the game of basketball. From watching Kobe Bryant’s highlights on YouTube to now, analyzing and breaking down every single game on League Pass, Samir’s passion for the game is unwavering. He's a complete basketball junkie who not only breaks down current games but also keenly watches ones from the 60s’ and 70s’ while also reading comprehensive books on the history of the league. Samir’s life revolves around basketball and he hopes that shows in his work. Aside from work, he loves to spend time in the gym and with his friends at social gatherings.

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