The Panthers suffered a brutal 7-2 loss in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Golden Knights to go down 2-0 in the series, but if nothing else they may have found the Dolphins another running back.
CBS Miami reporter Samantha Rivera was on-site at T-Mobile Arena reporting after the game when a Golden Knights fan attempted to video bomb her.
The overzealous fan never even got into frame.
Rivera threw a stiff arm that would make Leonard Fournette blush, repeating "no, nope, nope" in the process. The fan quickly gave up, and Rivera went straight into the next segment.
Samantha Rivera of CBS Miami was finishing her Stanley Cup Final coverage of Game 2 when a fan attempted to get into her shot ✋
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) June 6, 2023
🎥: @awfulannouncingpic.twitter.com/ietR7BT1I8
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After the fan was dispatched, Rivera just said "that's the kind of fan you don't wanna be, right?"
Rivera tweeted a soundless clip afterwards of her throwing the fan out, urging fans to respect that she's doing her job and longing for the friendly confines of Florida.
Listen, I don’t give a damn what team you’re rooting for - get the hell out of my face when I’m working and respect that I’m here to do my job.
— Samantha Rivera (@JSamanthaRivera) June 6, 2023
Excited to get back home to some classy #Panthers fans for game 3!! pic.twitter.com/iWDQl0Rtvv
Golden Knights fans are obviously excited, and they have every right to be. In just their sixth season of existence, there's a chance they could get a Stanley Cup in what has been an incredible run.
With that being said, fans need to control themselves. Leave Rivera -- and other reporters at the arena -- alone. They're working, too. If you don't, you might end up like this guy. Stiff-armed and a meme without a face.
