Dave Portnoy has hit back at a Boston fan who claimed he was booed at the Celtics’ season opener, branding it ‘fake news’ and accusing her of having ‘a very ugly attitude’.
Portnoy was in the crowd at TD Garden on Tuesday night, when the Celtics kicked off their NBA championship defense with victory over the New York Knicks.
One Boston fan posted a TikTok video from the game, claiming Portnoy was given a brutal reception when his face appeared on the jumbotron.
‘Reason 1,000,500 why I love Boston,’ she said in the clip. ‘I’m at the Celtics’ banner night – opening night of the season – and when Dave Portnoy’s face was shown on the screen, the entire arena booed.’
The Barstool Sports founder released a video the following morning after reaching ‘boiling point’. He accused the woman of ‘making s*** up’ and having a ‘very ugly aura.
Dave Portnoy has hit back at a Boston fan who claimed he was booed at the Celtics’ opener
The Barstool Sports founder was among the crowd as the Celtics beat the Knicks this week
‘Political rant incoming and I hate to do it, but I hit that boiling point,’ he said.
‘I went to the Celtics game last night – what has this got to do with fake news? Well I’m on TikTok and I see this girl with a very ugly attitude, a very very ugly aura – inside ugly.’
Addressing her clip, he added: ‘That just did not happen. Yes I was on the jumbotron, I was sitting around Paul Pierce, KG (Kevin Garnett), Donnie Wahlberg – Boston royalty. A great night, everyone’s happy.’
Portnoy claims to regularly appear on the jumbotron. ‘They put me on because I get a pop, the team needs a little spark… but Dave got booed out of the stadium? That’s just fake news… you can’t just make s*** up. Ugly, ugly to do that.’
‘When Dave Portnoy’s face was shown on the screen, the entire arena booed,’ she said