J.R. Smith fine with Boston fans' profane chant

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BOSTON, MA - MAY 13: The sign behind Cleveland Cavaliers J.R. Smith (far right) read 'You Seeing This', and the players on Cleveland's bench in the fourth quarter, including LeBron James (far left) were certainly seeing the Celtics dismantle their team in Game One. The Boston Celtics hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game One of their NBA Eastern Conference Final Playoff series at TD Garden in Boston on May 13, 2018.
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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.

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