The northeast US in general has a lot of angry fans who enjoy hating other teams. You can be passionate without having hating.

Lebron and Wade, yep, definitely worth the hate.

Bosh I could care less about, but as a whole I hate his team. Except, Eddie, him I just pity.

It’s like seeing an ex-girlfriend a year later, when she’s dating some Dbag and her life is a mess. You don’t really hate her, you really could care less but you just pity her for what she’s become.

But I digress, as an individual, Bosh means nothing. He’s not that good, if KG is healthy this year, then even at his age he is ten times the PF Bosh is, offensively AND defensively.

I had the same though when I first read the quote, but I decided to dismiss it just because I really don’t want to go down that road.

I don’t think he meant it in that context, but given the history of the city and the stereotype it has in the sports world, it’s definitely a loaded quote, regardless of intent.

Still, I do believe Bosh meant it in a fun kind of way. Just giving respect to the fan base in a “man those Boston fans sure stick it to opposing teams” kind of way.