Matt Brown/iStock(NEW YORK) Brooklyn Nets' player Kyrie Irving had a water bottle thrown at him, Washington Wizards' star Russell Westbrook had popcorn dumped on his head, and the Atlanta Hawks' Trae Young was spit on. These are among a rash of incidents of fans behaving badly during the first round of the NBA playoffs, prompting the league to crack down on such unruly acts and leaving some players worried that spectators have forgotten proper game etiquette during the COVID-19 pandemic. "You can tell those people have been in some sort of captivity for the last year and change, right? It's kind of wild to see the liberties people are taking," Wizards' center Robin Lopez said on Monday after a security guard tackled a fan who ran onto the court during a playoff game between the Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers in Washington, D.C.'s Capital One Arena. Wizards' coach Scott Brooks went off on what he described as "knuckleheads" ruinin
Celtics fan, 21, is accused of throwing water bottle at Nets Kyrie Irving pleads not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and is ordered to stay away from Boston s arena
Cole Buckley, the 21-year-old Boston Celtics fan accused of throwing a water bottle at Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, was arraigned in court on Wednesday
Buckley was ordered by a judge to stay away from the Celtics arena by the judge
Buckley was released on the $500 bail he posted Sunday following his arrest. His attorney had tried to postpone the arraignment, but was denied y the judge
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins did attend the hearing, and later told media that she considers the crime to be racially motivated