Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns may have been nothing more than a preseason game, but there was no shortage of action in this one — especially among the fans.
Toward the final couple of minutes in the third quarter, a fan was forcefully ejected from the game after reportedly attempting to shoot the ball from behind the basket. The officials were not at all pleased about the interruption, which ultimately led to security dragging the man out of the Acrisure Arena in Plam Dessert, California.
The incident caught the attention of the Lakers bench, with LeBron James, in particular, having a bit of a good time at the expense of the ejected fan.
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In the video below, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is seen signaling for the fan’s ejection. LeBron was also laughing on the bench with Anthony Davis and their other Lakers teammates as he watched security remove the said fan from his seat.
As the broadcast indicated, the fan resisted the ejection, which turned into a bit of a physical altercation involving multiple security personnel.