A fan was removed from the Hoophall Classic at Springfield College on Monday after throwing an object at Bronny James as Sierra Canyon School was playing Paul VI High School.
Krysten Peek of Yahoo Sports captured the moment as Bronny, the son of LeBron James, was waiting to inbound the basketball on the sideline. The referee briefly stopped play to call over a security guard to escort the fan out of the gymnasium.
With the Los Angeles Lakers set to face the Boston Celtics on Monday night, LeBron made the trip to watch Bronny play. LeBron was expected to take a helicopter to Boston following the game to face the Celtics, according to Jared Weiss of The Athletic.
Game was stopped and security was called out immediately to remove a fan that threw a yellow starburst or a piece of trash at Bronny James in the 3rd quarter.
Be better, fans. pic.twitter.com/WzvmluebpE
— Krysten Peek (@krystenpeek) January 20, 2020
The Hoophall Classic is an annual tournament that features some of the top high school players in the country. Some 4,000 people packed the gym on Monday to watch Sierra Canyon play as the event has been sold out for quite some time.
Bronny and Sierra Canyon have often drawn record-breaking crowds at their games. The team even traveled to China in September and sold out each game during their 12-day trip. Given the attention that is placed on the team, security is often beefed up at each game as Monday proved.
Paul VI defeated Sierra Canyon 70-62.
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