Fan in Boston arrested for throwing drink onto court during Celtics-Spurs
A fan who threw what appeared to be a canned drink onto the court during the Boston Celtics' home game against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday was later identified and arrested, a Celtics official confirmed to Tim Bontemps of ESPN.
The incident occurred shortly after Celtics guard Kemba Walker was ejected for arguing with officials in the third quarter. An object landed inches away from the Spurs bench, catching several nearby players by surprise.
A fan was so upset after Kemba Walker got ejected that they threw their drink on to the court 😟 pic.twitter.com/u5gXgOkpWN
— Marcus Smart Day on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) January 9, 2020
Kemba got ejected after a hard foul and then a Boston fan threw a beer onto the court 😳 pic.twitter.com/FnHlzPZQbp
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 9, 2020
Following the game - a 129-114 San Antonio victory - Celtics head coach Brad Stevens issued an apology to the Spurs and his counterpart Gregg Popovich for the fan's actions.
"I'm sure the Celtics have already addressed this as an organization, but if not, then I apologize to the Spurs for what happened out of the stands and that can being thrown," he said, according to NBC Sports. "I told Pop after the game I'm really sorry that they had to experience that.
"I hope that person is not allowed in an NBA arena again."