The Phoenix Suns fan who was ejected from Wednesday's game by Luka Doncic spoke out about being ejected by an NBA player.
The fan, identified as Arizona native Kenneth Law, said in an interview that he was asked to leave the American Airlines Center in Dallas for heckling Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. and Arizona Sports. Law claims Doncic pointed at him and spoke to security before he was ejected. (Related: Soft: Mavericks star Luka Doncic removes heckler fan from game, complains about subsequent media coverage)
The fan said he was on his cell phone during a timeout with two minutes left in the third quarter when a commotion broke out in his section. A female usher gave him a “warning” and asked him to tone down his remarks. Roe claimed that Doncic was staring at her when another usher told Roe to get up and go up to the concourse.
Luka Doncic asked security to remove the Suns fan, who was sitting two rows behind the press row in the center of the court. Comment from a fan that angered Doncic: “Luka, you're tired!'' Please put your butt on the treadmill! pic.twitter.com/chNYwiJBC0
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After Roe went up to the concourse, he said, he was met by other security guards who were waiting for him and asked to dump his beer before being escorted out of the arena. The fan said he was asked to leave by a man working at the venue, so he waited outside the arena and called three friends he had left behind during the game.
“I was sitting on the street calling a friend and he said, 'Sir, please leave the venue,'” the fan said of being told by a venue employee.
“It kind of snowballed into bigger and bigger deals,” Lo added.
Doncic claimed that fans were taunting him throughout the game. Law told Arizona Sports that's not the case, claiming he never abused Doncic and only commented directly to the player once during a game.
“Just the usual trash talk…I think that's common to any professional athlete who gets heckled by fans. There was nothing out of the ordinary,” Law told Arizona Sports.
“Thank you for the support, but I don't know what he said. I hope he didn't cross the line too much. I'll get his information. If you find out, let me know. '' said Phoenix Suns point guard Devin Booker. Said ESPN's Tim McMahon had this to say about the incident:
Law admitted that he received an Instagram direct message from the Sands.
“I’m telling you, you might see my mug at a game here before the All-Star break,” Law told Arizona Sports.
The fan said he ultimately decided to forget about the incident.
“I'm not going to start a fight with Luka. I get it, we've all played sports,” Law told Arizona Sports. “I don't ask for trivial things like refunds. I accept his apology, okay, Luka. You're fine.”
