On Wednesday, Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker was the latest to be ejected by one of the NBA’s overzealous refs. After Walker got the heave-ho, a fan threw a drink from the stands onto the court at the TD Garden in Boston. The fan was identified and arrested.
Celtics players and head coach Brad Stevens weren’t pleased with the fan’s display. Stevens went so far as to say he thinks the fan shouldn’t be allowed in an NBA arena again.
It was a shocking occurrence, though certainly not the first time NBA fans took things a step too far (i.e. Malice in the Palace).
According to former New Jersey Nets forward turned broadcaster Richard Jefferson, this isn’t the first time things were thrown at players in Boston.
On Twitter, Jefferson said pennies were thrown at him and his teammates during the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals when he was a rookie. Security was informed, but wasn’t much help.
“He told us to duck,” Jefferson wrote.
They threw pennies at us during the conference finals my rookie year 😂🤣. We told our security and he told us to duck lol https://t.co/h6dbkbc2Qf
— Richard Jefferson (@Rjeff24) January 9, 2020