Social Media Was Pissed At Barstool Founder David Portnoy During Celtics-76ers Game 7 (VIDEO + TWEETS)
Fans on social media had a lot to say when Dave Portnoy showed up on their television screns on Sunday.
The Barstool Sports founder and well-known Boston Celtics superfan Dave Portnoy was in attendance for the team’s Game 7 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on Sunday.
Dave Portnoy in his Larry Legend shirt like wow how would it feel to be 5’6” pic.twitter.com/bcljyPJ5s5
— Terrance Karmas (@Mygroal) May 14, 2023
NBA fans had plenty of reactions to Portnoy’s brief appearance on the ESPN/ABC broadcast:
Everyone seeing Dave Portnoy on tv
pic.twitter.com/z06oUbHLXW— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) May 14, 2023
Questionable move by ESPN/ABC to show Dave Portnoy on live TV at game 7
— Luke Fosbrink™ (@LukeFosbrink) May 14, 2023
Portnoy is still a thing huh? Would appreciate not seeing his ignorant face on my tv screen.
— D.B (@JDiBona88) May 14, 2023
https://twitter.com/_GLVSS_/status/1657855643158740993
With the victory, the Celtics find themselves in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year, where they’ll again take on the Miami Heat. The C’s are in the final four for the fifth time in the past seven years (2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022).
Also for the second straight year, Boston rallied to win Games 6 and 7 after trailing 3-2 in the second round of the postseason. Last year, they dethroned the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks before ousting the top-seeded Heat in the Conference Finals. Boston went on to lose to the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
The winner of the Celtics/Heat series will play the winner of the Western Conference Final which features Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets against LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers. Game 1 between the Heat and Celtics will begin at TD Garden on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EST.
The 46-year-old Portnoy founded Barstool Sports in Milton, Massachusetts in 2003. The company is based in New, York, New York.
