Chris paul incident during match.
The Phoenix Suns All-Star point guard fouled out with 8:58 left in Game 4 that ended with a 111-101 loss Sunday.
Dallas Mavericks before a sellout crowd of 20,610 at American Airlines Center that evened the Western Conference semifinals series.
Someone was escorted out of AAC after allegedly putting hands on one of Chris Paul’s family members pic.twitter.com/Z7UhGsHV59
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) May 9, 2022
Then it got worse.
A young male fan “put his hands” on Paul’s mom during the fourth quarter and Paul nearly went into the stands after his father told him about it, a witness in the seating area told The Republic.
Paul addressed the situation on Twitter.
If he old enough to push Chris Paul’s mom, he old enough to catch those hands too🤷🏽♂️ https://t.co/aMLI13rwQE
— Jonathan (@jonnyv132) May 9, 2022
“Wanna fine players for saying stuff to the fans but the fans can put they hands on our families,” Paul tweeted. He also added an expletive.
The Mavericks responded with a statement after being contacted by The Republic about Paul’s tweet.
Wanna fine players for saying stuff to the fans but the fans can put they hands on our families….fuck that!!
— Chris Paul (@CP3) May 8, 2022
“The Dallas Mavericks are aware of an incident between a fan and the family of Chris Paul. It was unacceptable behavior and will not be tolerated. The Mavericks, along with American Airlines Center, swiftly removed the fan from today’s game.”
The witness said Suns security made arena security aware of the situation. A second witness believes it happened shortly after Paul fouled out.
He’s a kid. I think he was just overwhelmed that his actions have consequences in the real world
— AJ (@_suisara) May 9, 2022
Once made aware of what happened, Paul looked to go into the stands before Suns assistant Mark Bryant and Jarrett Jack kept him back.
As the fan was leaving with a female adult, Paul had words for him.
Chris Paul was not happy. 😳
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 9, 2022
“Hey, hey, I’ll see you later, I’ll see you later,” Paul screamed at the fan. “I’ll see you later.”
Paul’s wife and kids also attended the game and sat close to the Suns’ bench. ESPN is reporting Paul’s wife was also pushed.
Miss me w/that “he’s a minor” shit about that kid who put hands on CP3’s momma. He’s old enough to know better. And definitely old enough to where if he put hands on the wrong person’s momma,someone would have no problem beating his ass. Yall better stop playing w/folks out here
— ✨🦦America Is Musty🦦✨ (@DragonflyJonez) May 9, 2022
After the game, Paul was the first Suns player in the visiting media room and was answering questions before teammate Devin Booker joined him.
The two All-Stars often do joint postgame interviews and leave together.
This time, Paul left early in a bit of haste while Booker was still answering questions.
On Monday, the Mavericks announced that two fans involved in the incident would be banned “until 2023.”
The team’s investigation found that “two unruly fans attempted to give unwanted hugs and have conversations with members of the Paul family on the public concourse of American Airlines Center.”
The fan incident was the worst part of this Mother’s Day that saw Paul pick up four fouls in the first half with the final one coming with 1.1 seconds left in the second quarter.
Scoring just five points for the game on 2-of-4 sh’oo’ting, Paul went after his miss and was called for a foul.
Source-usatoday.com