During NBA games, players sometimes fall out of bounds and into the hands and arms of well-heeled fans who have paid hundreds, or even thousands of bucks to sit courtside and see their basketball heroes as up close as possible. It’s part of the game.
And when a player lands in the stands, the unwritten rule is to let said player get up as quickly as possible and get back into the action. At most, you might give the player a hand in getting up out of the nachos that have spilled all over your lap.
So, when Toronto Raptors player Kyle Lowry fell into some fans during Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night, TV viewers were stunned to see one of those fans not only lay his hand upon Lowry, but give a very obvious shove to the Raptors guard and then appear to have words with Lowry.