BOSTON ― A fan sitting courtside was ejected from the Connecticut Sun game at TD Garden on Tuesday night.
After a timeout just over midway through the second quarter, a male fan wearing a Caitlin Clark Indiana Fever shirt was removed from his seat after a verbal interaction with Sun guard Saniya Rivers, who was standing near the fan to inbound the ball.
Rivers requested for the fan to be removed after disclosing what had been said to the referees and arena staff.
“I won’t get into what he said, but if you know me, I’m not taking any type of disrespect,” Rivers said after the game. “So if it’s a form of a threat, whatever it is, you’re out of there.
“I just knew that I could use my power in that moment because I’m not taking any disrespect… it just sucks because he wasted all that money on a courtside seat, just to say one thing — it didn’t even bother me because I still produced, so it is what it is.”
Sun players and staff quickly pulled Rivers away from the initial interaction after seeing her distress. Connecticut fans cheered and celebrated as the fan was escorted out by arena security.
“All of Connecticut in the crowd had my back, the team had my back (and) the coaches,” Rivers said.
Rivers had eight points, two steals, three assists and five rebounds in 29 minutes for Connecticut.
