Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 10:05 am  |  28 responses

Photo: Ivan Johnson Gives the Finger to a Boston Celtics Fan


Ivan Johnson, who somewhat amazingly, was once banned from the Korean Basketball League for giving a ref the finger, pulled out this move again last night as the Boston Celtics sent him and the Atlanta Hawks home for the summer. Classy.

(h/t: @austin_espinoza, BDL)

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  • http://www.soundcloud.com/tray-5 T-Ray

    I love it.

  • @boweezy24

    Hahahahah!

  • Heals

    Awesome, love that it’s so close up and I’m sure the fan deserved it. Time to add another pic to my NBA photo collection, thanks Ivan…

  • Angry young man

    The fan deserved it, it’s Boston.

  • IAMORANGE4EVER

    That C’s fan looks hungry.

  • Myung

    Sad to say this, but that’s probably the last image you’ll see of Ivan Johnson in an NBA uniform. Hard working player, but dude needs to get it together between the ears if he wants to earn NBA dollars.

  • RIGGS

    haha time to get fined

  • ClydeSays

    Hope you enjoyed that, Ivan. It’s going to cost you about 10k…

  • kobe

    Celtic and Lakers fans the most blount and annoying the fan probably deserved it. but its still funny

  • baller23

    Ivan Y u Madd tho> lmao. Celtics is heading to the ECF.

  • call me li

    I always felt it was unfair fans can just say what every they what and players are command to just sit back and take it. As long as there is no physical confrontation, I say by all means!

  • http://booooya.com booya

    ^^ are you serious? lmao, umm, i pay money to go to the game, I can say w/e i want. These players need to keep their ego’s in check cause at the end of the day, they’re stuffing their pockets with our money, so show some respect, i don’t care if you’re the opposing player or not.

    geettt thaaa ffff outtta here.

  • Top$helf

    The only reason fans go to the game and say what they want is because they know they won’t get there a$$ whooped doesn’t matter how much money you pay for tickets or whatever doesn’t give you the right to cross the line smh it’s a lot of fu€k!n idiots in America

  • http://www.soundcloud.com/tray-5 T-Ray

    Cosign Topshelf
    Fans talk trash cuz it’s part of the game but still crossing the line is crossing the line. More than half of these fans would get killed if the players wanted to knock heads especially in this case. I seriously doubt that fat guy wanted anything to do with Ivan.

  • http://www.yahoo.com The Fury

    SLAM COVER!!!

  • vtrobot

    GTFOH with the I get to act however I want to because I paid for a ticket attitude. Be different than most and act maturely. So, just because you paid a ticket, are you allowed to act in manner so obscene and belligerent that you’d normally get arrested for it if you were just out on the street? Yet, you’d get upset if someone responds to you with a simple gesture? Toughen up. It’s all about the context. Was that dude just joyfully cheering and then Ivan gave him a close-up of that bird? OK, give him a fine. Was the fan belligerent and out of line? Let it effing go. Is a raised middle finger that horrible? CELTICS!!!! Looking forward to this next series. (2 raised middle fingers.)

  • http://slamonline.com KRon

    @booya – as a fan show some class…if you pay for tickets doesnt necessarily mean you can say whatever you want, enjoy the game and show respect Peace!

  • http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhML7iq4dK491bduli Max

    Ivan really is one of my favourite players.

  • smoove

    @baller23..FIRM

  • Da-Meat-Hook

    Just because I pay for a ticket to watch a concert, chill at a club, or watch a movie, it does not entitle me to say whatever I wanna say and act however I wanna act. And this is coming from a guy who got kicked out of a Raptors’ game for heckling the ballboys . . .

  • Cizzo

    Good Job Big I… I hate Celtic fans and Patriot fans while I’m airing out the Boston/New england Area…I love the Celtic though…Big ups on closint the series too…

  • Jj

    Slam cover… Hahahahaha!!

  • http://redoftoothandclaw.ca/ niQ

    Pay for a ticket, act a belligerent fool. Umm.. okay.

  • http://cnbc.com JTaylor21

    Just because you pay to eat in a resturant does that give you the right to hurl insults and threats at the workers?

  • Raymond

    get ready for the “love letter” from David Stern :)

  • http://www.fullc0urtpress.com KHOLIDAY

    Maybe the fan asked Ivan what his favorite finger was! Let’s not jump to conclusions ppl!

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    I wonder if there is a picture of Chris Webber flipping me off at a 2004 Sonics game. LMAO. Dude did not like what I had to say.
    I hope Ivan can stay in the L. I like his style :)

  • robb

    Boston fans love middle fingers.

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