The NBA had to deal with yet another fan incident on Monday when a fan decided to run onto the floor in the second half and he was then detained by Capital One Arena security and then arrested. The Washington Wizards then announced that the fan was banned from the arena after he got his 15 seconds of fame.
This has been a continued problem for the NBA in these playoffs as there have been multiple fan incidents involving them being very unruly at these games.
Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers addressed the issues with the fans before Game 4 on Monday, but he then discussed it again after this latest incident.
“I didn’t even notice it,” he said postgame. “I thought it was the ball boy until he jumped up and tried to touch the rim or the backboard. I don’t know what’s going on with these fans right now. I just don’t. I don’t want to get involved in it. We just got to have safety. I don’t know what’s going on.”
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— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) June 1, 2021
“That was just some [expletive] [expletive] and that was it,” said Tobias Harris. “I don’t know what you really want the NBA to do. People have been stuck in the house for a long time, social media is a big thing so everybody wants clout somewhere so he got 15 seconds of fame. That was it really.”
At this point, the fans have to continue to follow the code of conduct and realize that they need to just enjoy the game and have fun. There is no need for any of this extracurricular activity.
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