{"id":6916,"date":"2024-01-17T21:34:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/fan-kicked-out-of-lakers-thunder-game-after-touching-lebron-james-on-bench-report\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T21:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:34:14","slug":"fan-kicked-out-of-lakers-thunder-game-after-touching-lebron-james-on-bench-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/fan-kicked-out-of-lakers-thunder-game-after-touching-lebron-james-on-bench-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan kicked out of Lakers-Thunder game after touching LeBron James on bench: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Read this article for free!<\/p>\n<p>Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A fan at Crypto.com Arena was reportedly kicked out of a game between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> and Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday after walking up to superstar LeBron James and touching him while he was on the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">X user @Fernadad1 caught video of the interaction showing the fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\">grab James\u2019 right shoulder<\/a>. James, then, shoves the fan away as Crypto.com Arena security steps in to move the fan away from the Lakers bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fan could be seen saying something to James at the moment when he touched &#8220;The King&#8221; on his shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200\/675\/LeBron-James-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"LeBron James sits on bench\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the bench during the Spurs game on Dec. 13, 2023, at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.<\/span> <span>(Andrew D. Bernstein\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another angle of the video showed the aftermath of the incident, with James standing now and walking away from where security seemed to take the fan.<\/p>\n<p>James clearly looks frustrated in the moment, as he continued to turn around while putting his warmup sweatsuit on. Others on the Lakers\u2019 bench also looked at James to see what the situation was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time James has dealt with fans trying to interact with him, as two fans were ejected during the 2021 campaign for doing so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/nba-study-confirms-load-management-is-pointless\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FROM OUTKICK: NBA STUDY CONFIRMS \u2018LOAD MANAGEMENT\u2019 IS POINTLESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was also a moment when James was with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nba\/miami-heat\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Heat<\/a>, when a fan sprinted onto the court during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers to interact with James. The fan was wearing a shirt that said &#8220;We miss you&#8221; on the front and &#8220;2014 come back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This interaction, though, didn\u2019t leave James frustrated, as he patted the fan on the head before security escorted him off the court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/343\/192\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/686\/384\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/672\/378\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1344\/756\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/931\/523\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1862\/1046\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/720\/405\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1440\/810\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1200\/675\/LeBron-James12.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"LeBron James shrugs\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Lakers forward LeBron James gestures to a referee during the Western Conference semifinal against the Golden State Warriors, May 6, 2023, in Los Angeles.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He said he missed me and come back, please,&#8221; James said at the time, via The Associated Press. &#8220;It happened once before in (Madison Square) Garden, so I wasn&#8217;t worried. There are metal detectors here, so we were OK. I embraced it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While some fans don\u2019t mean to be malicious in these moments, athletes in all sports never know their intentions in the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, James didn\u2019t appreciate this fan walking up to him and touching him on the bench mid-game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When this moment cleared up, James helped lead the Lakers to a win over the Thunder, 112-105, where he scored 25 points with seven rebounds and six assists over 39 minutes on the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/343\/192\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/686\/384\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/672\/378\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1344\/756\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/931\/523\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1862\/1046\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/720\/405\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1440\/810\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1200\/675\/LeBron-James.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"LeBron James runs on court\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LeBron James of the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Jan. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is hoping to keep collecting wins, as they\u2019re currently 10th in the Western Conference with a 20-21 record on the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/fan-kicked-out-lakers-thunder-game-touching-lebron-james-bench\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read this article for free! Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! Please enter a valid email address. By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/freshgigz.com\/realpublisher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}