- 21-year-old Celtics fan Cole Buckley was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for throwing water bottle at Kyrie Irving
- Celtics fans are responding by circulating petition to have Irving charged for throwing ball into the stands back in 2018
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Some Celtics fans are not happy a fan may be facing serious charges for throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving after game 4 of the Nets-Celtics series.
On Monday, 21-year-old Cole Buckley was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for throwing the bottle at Irving on Sunday night.
A fan appears to throw a water bottle at Kyrie as he heads into the locker room after the Nets-Celtics game. pic.twitter.com/SCGaWyStht
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 31, 2021
The 21-year-old male who threw a water bottle at Kyrie Irving faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charge and will be arraigned on Tuesday, Boston PD say.
A second fan in Boston was also arrested Sunday night due to assault and battery of a police offer. https://t.co/lHhMiV4ur5
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 31, 2021
Celtics fans are now circulating a petition to get Irving arrested because they feel the charges against Buckley are a bit over the top. In the petition, the fans call for Irving to be charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for throwing a ball in the stands back in 2018.
https://twitter.com/thehurryupnba/status/1399488448227127306
Via Change.org
A Celtics fan was recently arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving. November 6, 2018 an annoyed Kyrie Irving threw a basketball into the stands after losing to the Denver Nuggets. If 21-year-old Cole Buckley was arrested after allegedly throwing a water bottle, Kyrie Irving should be too.
Here’s the video of Irving throwing the ball into the stands after a game with the Denver Nuggets in 2018.
https://twitter.com/iJordanMoore/status/1399438793707503622