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NBA: Spectator hospitalized after post-Finals altercation

/ 01:48 PM June 20, 2016

Cleveland Cavaliers fans celebrate after the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Finals, Sunday, June 19, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Cleveland Cavaliers fans celebrate after the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Finals, Sunday, June 19, 2016, in Cleveland. AP

OAKLAND, United States — A spectator involved in an altercation with other fans after the conclusion of Sunday’s deciding game of the NBA Finals has been hospitalized after falling over a railing.

A statement from Oracle Arena said a male fan in his early 20s was hurt in the fall and immediately attended to by arena personnel.

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Paramedics arrived and took him to a nearby hospital. Police are investigating.

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The incident happened in the moments after the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers downed the host Golden State Warriors 93-89 to win the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-3.

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