Dellavedova booed in first game for the Bucks
Matthew Dellavedova might have moved on from the Cleveland Cavaliers, but Chicago Bulls fans were in no mood to forgive and forget.
Making his pre-season debut for the Milwaukee Bucks, Delly was greeted with a chorus of boos from the Chicago faithful who have taken a particular dislike to the feisty Aussie since the Cavaliers' infamous 2015 playoff series win over the Bulls.
During the fourth quarter of game five, Delly got tangled up with Bulls forward Taj Gibson on a box out, performing the now legendary 'leg lock' when he hit the floor, which caused Gibson to lash out and get himself ejected from the game.
Dellavedova puts Gibson in the Figure Four, as called by Jim Ross! (Orig. vine by Vinnyviner) https://t.co/qHLiYLbzxn
— Will Thompson (@thrillis4) May 13, 2015
Delly of course gained international notoriety for his hard-nosed play, which many saw as dirty.
Despite this being nearly a year-and-a-half ago, Bulls fans absolutely let him have it when he stepped to the free throw line in the first quarter on the Bulls home floor.
Bulls Fans Booing Delly https://t.co/q4qnVnOPWQ
— Gustavo Vega (@iamvega1982) October 4, 2016
Delly finished the game with 11 points and six assists in just 25 minutes on the floor as the Bucks ground out a 93-91 win.
Playing in the same division means Bulls fans will have four more games this season to give it to Delly.
Boo ratings in Chicago:
1) LeBron James
2) Matthew Dellavedova
That's about it really.— Pippen Ain't Easy (@BullsBeatBlog) October 4, 2016
Big-time booing for Dellavedova in Chicago. #leglockmemories
— Steve Aschburner (@AschNBA) October 4, 2016
Dellavedova received boos when subbed in at United Centre - get over yourselves Chicago and enjoy your new team #NBApreseason
— Kristian Amenta (@AmentaKristian) October 4, 2016