The crowd cheered when Humphries missed a free throw.
The abbreviated NBA season, despite the lockout that caused the cancellation of many games, will last longer than the marriage of Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian.Updated with final score.
WASHINGTON — Apparently, Washington Wizards fans are keeping up with the Kardashians. Otherwise, why would they have booed Kris Humphries so vociferously?
Nets forward Humphries — whose short-lived marriage to Kim Kardashian was chronicled on reality TV — heard the loudest jeers during the introductions of the starting lineups for New Jersey's season-opening game at the Wizards on Monday night.
Once the game began, Humphries also heard it from the crowd whenever he touched the ball. The booing reached a crescendo when he was about to attempt a free throw in the first quarter, then turned to cheers when his shot clanged off the front of the rim.
The jeers did not appear to have an impact on Humphries, however. He finished with 21 points and 16 rebounds as the Nets beat the Wizards 90-84.
Humphries and Kardashian split up 72 days after their wedding, which was shown on television.