Evan Turner on boos in return to Philly: 'Jesus was hated, too'

Evan Turner didn't want to sound super weird. He failed.

Turner made his return to Philadelphia on Monday, visiting the team that drafted him second overall in 2010. The welcome was something less than ceremonious, with Turner being the recipient of boos throughout his Boston Celtics' 105-87 victory.

It seemed as though the reaction bothered Turner some, considering he was never really a bad apple in Philadelphia and that he was very friendly to fans upon his return:

Before the game I signed like 100,000 autographs, I'm kissing babies and whatnot and all that stuff. I'm getting my hand kissed by people; I got little girls come up to me fainting.

Once the game started, it was like, 'what the hell is going on?' I was like, 'this is weird. Did they take all the good people out?'

Walking away with the victory probably lessened the sting some, especially since Turner played well with 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals in 27 minutes.

Besides, he's not the first person to ever get hated on.

"I don't worry about it anymore," Turner said. "I don't want to sound super weird, but Jesus was hated, too."

Don't worry, comparing getting booed to getting literally crucified isn't weird at all.