Still Disappointed Over Spurs Fan Booing Kawhi Leonard, Gregg Popovich Expresses His Disgust Over Jerry Krause Being Disrespected By Bull Fans

The Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor initiative to pay tribute to their 72 10 team of the 1996/97 season turned into misery last night. The home crowd disrespected their former general manager Jerry Krause during the event by booing him in the United Center. Following this, expressed his disgust using the San Antonio Spurs fans doing the same to as a reference.

Advertisement During the halftime of the Bulls’ last home game against the Golden State Warriors, they honored Krause as a key contributor to their success in 1997. Unexpectedly, the supporters did not align themselves with the franchise’s beliefs. They started booing as soon as the late former executive’s image became visible on the big screen.

The disrespectful instance devastated his widow, Thelma, as she broke down in tears. Following this instance, Popovich shared his stance on the matter using Leonard’s visit to Texas earlier this season as an example. he mentioned. Advertisement Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1746321951348404447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw In November last year, the Spurs fans booed their former player following his trade move away from the Frost Bank Center in 2018.

They expressed their hidden anger toward the small forward before Coach Pop defended one of his former disciples. he declared on that occasion borrowing a mic from the scorer’s table. Unlike Leonard, no one came forward to defend Krause’s pride as the Bulls organization failed to control their supporters.

It also put the franchise and the league under bad limelight adding further volume to Popovich’s remarks. More importantly, it scarred the 2x NBA Executive of the Year’s family for the rest of their lives, and even left Krause’s widowed wife flush with tears and anguish. It was just a bad night for the NBA as a whole.

Advertisement How did the rest of the NBA react to Jerry Krause being disrespected? Since the happening, several NBA personalities have come forward to condemn the actions of the Bulls fans, with Steve Kerr being one of them. The former member of the organization declared in the post game conference, Stacey King, a former Bulls player turned sports announcer expressed a similar stance as he shared his disbelief right after the occasion.

he mentioned. the 56 year old further added. Loading embed tweet https://twitter.com/NBCSBulls/status/1745996386544320819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Thus, the entire NBA seems to unite to showcase their disgust with the actions of the Bulls crowd. The passionate supporters’ unwillingness to let go of the past, ruined the night for the entire organization.

All in all, the historic night turned into one of the haunting ones for the league for years to come. Advertisement.