Portland Fans Boo Hedo Turkoglu, The Guy They Shouldn't Have Signed Anyway

Nobody likes being dumped, especially if it's at the last minute. Promises mean something to us as a society, even if they're just verbal promises. 

But sometimes, being spurned can work out for the better. Take the Portland Trail Blazers and Hedo Turkoglu. The Blazers had agreed to give Turkoglu a five-year contract this summer, but he decided to sign with the Raptors instead. Portland ended up signing Andre Miller, and after a rocky start, they're succeeding despite major injury issues.

Therefore, it of course makes sense for Portland fans to boo Hedo Turkoglu when he came back to Portland last night. Wait, nevermind, no it doesn't. SB Nation's Blazers Edge describes the scene.

Hedo Turkoglu was roundly booed during introductions and it didn't stop until he left the court.  The jumbotron and television cameras both caught a sign that read, "Mrs. Turkoglu, thanks for Andre," a reference to the Blazers' settling for Miller after failing to sign Turkoglu last summer when, reportedly, his wife helped convince him to spurn the Blazers for the more metropolitan Toronto.     

John Canzano of the Oregonian has more. Call me a curmudgeon, but this seems awfully petty, even if the "Mrs. Turkoglu" line was funny.