After critical comment, Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon attempts to get back in good graces of his hometown Atlanta fans

These comments eventually made their way to Hawks fans, and Brogdon was serenaded with boos whenever he touched the ball during Game 3. This is hardly unusual during a tense playoff series, of course. But for Brogdon, a proud son of Atlanta who has never really been good enough or sinister enough to be a target of opposing fan bases, it stung a bit. “I mean, historically, these fans haven’t been the most dedicated,” he said, smiling. “And that’s myself included, coming up. I was always an NBA fan, but...