The NBA has continued the trend of ejecting fans from games after they get attention from players.
Two fans sitting near the court during Thursday night’s Philadelphia 76ers-Los Angeles Lakers game were ejected midway through the fourth quarter after getting into it with Carmelo Anthony.
After a foul, you can see Anthony go over to the fans, who were sitting near midcourt, a row behind the front.
Carmelo Anthony gets into a heated exchange with a pair of Sixers fans courtside. 👀
Two of them get ejected from the Lakers-Philly gamepic.twitter.com/SQKxvvfSpF
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 28, 2022
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said after the game that the fans used “unacceptable language.”
Frank Vogel on Carmelo's altercation with Philly fans: "Unacceptable language, unacceptable behavior by fans."
— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) January 28, 2022
TNT’s announcers said the fans had been riding Anthony for about four straight possessions prior to the verbal confrontation. A video shows some of the interaction prior to the confrontation.
Anthony shot 4-of-11 for nine points in his Lakers’ 105-87 loss. He may be taking after LeBron James, who got some fans who were riding him kicked out of a game in November.
