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(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.
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A 21-year-old Braintree man is due in court Wednesday for allegedly throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving after the Boston Celtics-Brooklyn Nets Game 4 at the TD Garden Sunday.
Cole Buckly whose occupation is listed in court paperwork as a student at the University of Rhode Island made national headlines and earned stern rebukes from many in the basketball community after he allegedly threw the water bottle after the Nets dismantled the Celtics in Game 4 of their playoff series. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.