Buying a ticket to an NBA game doesn't give you carte blanche to verbally abuse players the entire game.
A Trail Blazers fan learned the hard way Saturday (AEDT) as the Portland Trail Blazers hosted the Golden State Warriors. According to social media reports, a fan who had been "talking smack" to Warriors star Kevin Durant all night drew the ire of officials, who called for security late in the second half to escort the fan out.
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What made the scene even better is Durant's reaction. As the two beefy security officers led the fan from his courtside seat, Durant appeared to blow him a kiss and flash him the peace sign.
KD exchanges words with a Blazers fan sitting courtside, blows him kisses as he gets kicked out 👀 pic.twitter.com/VY1E12szEx
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 10, 2018
Here's another view of KD's nemesis being escorted out.
Trash Portland fan talking smack to KD got the boot. 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZG4I6R8CVc
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) March 10, 2018
A quick analysis showed the fan's smack talk didn't seem to hurt Durant's performance.
He finished with a game-high 40 points, but the Trail Blazers prevailed 125-108.