The Cavs’ postgame court exit was interrupted by a fight between fans pic.twitter.com/BwrxtwFtnH
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 5, 2017
Tensions were certainly high following the second straight victory of the Golden State Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals.
As both teams were headed to the locker room following the final buzzer, Sports Illustrated captured an altercation between two fans in the stands.
As seen in the six-second clip, three individuals engaged in a shoving match right in front of Cavs superstar LeBron James, who was on his way to the dug out.
Fans started fighting near the tunnel of where the Cavs exit. LeBron James was approaching when the altercation started.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 5, 2017
Both James and teammate J.R. Smith lingered a bit until security got a hold of the situation.
As of this writing, it remains uncertain what caused the commotion or which teams the fans were rooting for.
Meanwhile, James was in a foul mood himself after the demoralizing loss and decided to skip the post game press conference, Bleacher Report said.
Game 3 shifts to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Thursday (Friday in Manila). Khristian Ibarrola/JB
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