Celtics fan who threw bottle released on $500 bail
The Boston Celtics fan who threw a water bottle at Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving last weekend was released on $500 bail at his arraignment Wednesday.
A plea of not guilty to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon was entered on behalf of Cole Buckley, 21, of Braintree, in Boston Municipal Court. He was also ordered to stay away from the TD Garden.
The bottle was thrown at Irving, who formerly played for the Celtics, as he walked off the court after Sunday’s 141-126 Nets victory in Game 4 of the the teams’ NBA playoff series. According to the police report, the plastic bottle “grazed” Irving’s head.