Kevin Love booed in Toronto after teasing Raptors fans with 'LeBronto' joke
At a celebration for Kyle Lowry's upcoming jersey retirement, the forward playfully poked at the city's past playoff struggles against LeBron James.
Kevin Love drew a chorus of boos from Toronto fans after playfully reopening old postseason wounds during a celebration for former teammate Kyle Lowry.
Love attended Lowry's block party, an event held ahead of the Toronto Raptors retiring Lowry's jersey. While addressing the crowd, Love took the opportunity to joke about the team's postseason battles in the 2010s against LeBron James.
"This is Kyle's Day, but isn't this LeBronto?" Love said, as reported by BasketNews.
The remark invoked the infamous nickname attached to the city during a stretch of consecutive playoff exits delivered by James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even during a day meant to honor Lowry's legacy with the franchise, the reminder of those past defeats prompted an immediate wave of boos from the Toronto crowd.