Scott Brooks is like everybody else who just wants to see a good playoff format with fans finally in attendance after the bubble year in 2020.
For yet another night, an NBA fan made waves at a game for poor in-arena behavior when a guy ran out on the court during the Wizrds-76ers game and got tackled by security. He was escorted off the court and handcuffed.
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported that the fan has been banned from the Capital One Arena and the D.C. police are pursuing charges.
Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks called the latest incident involving an NBA fan “unacceptable.”
“It’s actually embarrassing for all those fans who do that. The NBA has great fans. I’ve played in Philadelphia. They have great fans. They have one knucklehead who decided to throw popcorn. Boston has great fans. They have one knucklehead who decided to throw a water bottle. New York has great fans. I played there. I played in Boston, but I got cut. … New York has great fans. One knucklehead decided to spit on somebody. We have great fans. One knucklehead tried to come into the arena, and it’s unacceptable. It’s not good,” Brooks said, via USA Today.
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“Banning them and this and that. What does that mean? Is there facial recognition that you can’t get a ticket on the secondary market and don’t shave for a week and wear a hat and still come in. I don’t know if there’s criminal charges, but they’ve got to get something on their record, and they’ve got to get exposed and they have to pay money out of their own pocket.”
He said if Westbrook’s popcorn incident had been reversed it would have been a lawsuit.
“I didn’t have a father, but my mom, she wouldn’t allow me to ever think about doing that. It’s a privilege. It’s a lot of money everybody pays. I know when I go to sporting events with my kids when they were young, I didn’t want hear people use foul language. It’s embarrassing, and we have to control that,” Brooks said.
He added: “But it’s unfortunate one fan here and there, it ruins it for everyone. There’s great fans in Boston and New York and Philly and D.C., Utah. But there’s some that just need to, you know what, stay home. Your thinking is barbaric. Stay home. We don’t need you. We don’t need your dollars. Just stay home. Get away from us. Let the fans who enjoy it, let them be with their families enjoying it.”
During the past week, we’ve seen:
- A 76ers fan dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook as he went to the locker room to nurse an injury
- A Knicks fan spitting at Trae Young during Game 2 the Hawks vs. Knicks series
- Jazz fans hurling vulgar, racist comments at the family of Grizzlies star Ja Morant
- A Celtics fan throwing a water bottle at Kyrie Irving after the Nets’ Game 4 win
