This change came too suddenly, Mayo couldn't fully understand it, but Al Jefferson, who has been in Boston for 4 years, was already used to it. He told Mayo the reason, just one sentence—our skin color.
After losing 5 games in a row, the Celtics stabilized, winning 3 out of the next 6 games, bringing their record to 12 wins and 13 losses. Their ranking didn't continue to drop, keeping them in the Eastern playoff competition.
In just these three weeks, the already sensitive Mayo felt like he had endured a torturous year.
Every day he wanted to give up, to let himself go, but for some reasons, he chose to persevere.
After understanding what kind of crowd the Boston fans were, he no longer had the thought 'I want to prove myself to them, let them acknowledge me' like he did in the summer. He no longer considered the Celtics as his home team.
