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On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics won their play-in game against the Washington Wizards. With Jaylen Brown out recovering from left wrist surgery, Jayson Tatum came through with a 50-burger to help secure the 7th seed but Kemba Walker was the real star of the game.
My man Kemba walked into the arena rocking a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ jacket that appears to be made out of old plastic grocery bags. The Celtics official Twitter page posted the photo and deleted it with the hour after getting dragged.
Here is Kemba’s response to everyone online throwing tomatoes at him.
Kemba Walker was asked about wearing this jacket which has a flag associated with far-right politics. His answer made it pretty apparent he has no idea what it means, saying he liked the colors and the way it looked. No message meant by it. pic.twitter.com/BKSXFypFfr
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) May 19, 2021
Yike.
For anyone reading this that doesn’t realize why this jacket is problematic, or to be more reductive—fucking stupid—this don’t tread on me flag has been co-opted by MAGA losers, right-wing militias and white supremacists.
Here’s a rule of thumb: don’t wear flags that idiots were waving when they stormed the capitol in January. If you’re ever unsure of what symbols you want to promote, just Google ‘Trump parade’ and then never touch anything you see next to those assholes.
Obviously, I believe Kemba when he says he only wore that jacket because it was yellow and it matched.
It was honestly a very sweet tribute to former Celtic, Gordon Hayward, who was sitting out the previous play-in game for the Hornets due to injury. It’s nice to know that his former squad is still thinking about him and the amazing thought-provoking chats they all had on the road.
Kemba Walker dropped 29 points against Washington and will be ready to take on the Brooklyn Nets next week. Do not tread on him. He will be balling out until someone does something about the stolen 2020 election.
