Chandler Parsons has revealed that he is expecting to be booed when the Dallas Mavericks begin their playoff series against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center later today.
The small forward left the Rockets after three years to join the Mavericks ahead of the start of this season after Houston failed to match a contract offer from their Texas rivals.
The 26-year-old told ESPN: "If one of my favorite players left, I would boo them if they came back. That's just how the world works.
"I booed Shaq when he came back. I booed T-Mac when he came back. You boo everybody when they come back. If you're passionate as a fan, a die-hard fan, you don't care about the player. You care about the team.
"I'm comfortable going back there. I hope to play well and hope to be playing with my knee, but that [storyline] has nothing to do with how I'm going to play. I'm going to approach this like any other series. If the boos come, the boos come."
Parsons has averaged 15.7 points per game with the Mavericks this season.
Sian Cowper
