J.R. Smith fine with Boston fans' profane chant
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J.R. Smith doesn't mind Boston Celtics fans chanting obscene things at him.
In the fourth quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday - as the Cleveland Cavaliers' chances of victory slipped away - the TD Garden faithful let fly vocally after Smith's dirty foul on Al Horford.
"I love it," Smith said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "I don't want the opposing fans to like me. That's not why I'm here. They can chant and scream all they want, it actually makes me feel better about myself. They know me."
Smith may be fine with being the bad guy, but he's also been a bad player so far in the Eastern Conference finals. After going 0-for-7 Tuesday, he's now shooting 2-for-16 in two games, with four points.