In the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 108-94 win over the Bucks on Friday night in Milwaukee, a fan was ejected after heckling Golden State’s Klay Thompson.
Milwaukee fan yells at Klay Thompson, gets tossed immediately pic.twitter.com/HYHS53bTDh
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) January 13, 2018
Thompson told ESPN that the fan called him a “bitch.”
Klay Thompson tells ESPN the fan called him a “b——.” He said “it was just unnecessary.”
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 13, 2018
Klay Thompson said the fan under the hoop who got tossed said "a lot of b-words" to him.
David West: "Lot of cuss words. Just profane. Too much."— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 13, 2018
And Thompson’s teammate, David West, told ESPN that he heard the fan say to Thompson, “Fuck you bitch. You motherfucker.”
David West added the fan screamed “F—— you b——. You mother———“ to Klay Thompson.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 13, 2018
Heckling happens and these players are usually used to it, but the obscenities directed at the players are indeed “unnecessary” as Thompson put it. And there are children sitting right next to the guy! Come on, man.
Good job by the security at BMO Harris Bradley Center to quickly toss this guy.
[@cjzero; ESPN]