Spurs Fan Getting Lifetime Ban Over Victor Wembanyama’s Selfie Draws Social Media Applause – “Young People Do Stupid Things”

A Spurs fan ran onto the court to try to take a video and a selfie with superstar center Victor Wembanyama in the midst of Game 1.

Spurs Fan Getting Lifetime Ban Over Victor Wembanyama’s Selfie Draws Social Media Applause – “Young People Do Stupid Things”

The Spurs fan tried to get a video with Victor Wembanyama (Image via FirstSportz)

Sports are supposed to give fans something to cheer about. But when a fan tries to take too much advantage of it, they end up doing things that may raise concerns. Victor Wembanyama found out about it in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

The Frenchman and his San Antonio Spurs were already tired after their seven-game-long battle against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

They needed to wrap up this game early, as the well-rested New York Knicks are known to stage late comebacks. In the midst of that close effort, a fan ran onto the court.

He went straight to where Wembanyama was standing, and tried to record a video and take a selfie. The Spurs center stood there, bemused by the entire situation, as security reached and got a hold of the fan.

The fan did help the Spurs, as the very moment he ran onto the court, Knicks guard Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Spurs rookie Dylan Harper.

However, the league has decided that such an act is not allowed, and they proceeded to ban the said fan and another who was involved in the incident for life. The person who ran onto the court during Game 1’s loss has been arrested and charged. Moreover, the two will not be able to attend any NBA game forever.

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Fans laud NBA for taking stern action against Victor Wembanyama selfie runner

When the incident played out in Game 1, basketball fans were furious at this Spurs fan. They felt he was hampering proceedings just to get his two minutes of fame with a video of himself and Victor Wembanyama.

Now that the league has taken a stand and banned him and his accomplice for life, fans felt it was justice well served. Check out examples of those reactions below.

The Spurs fan might be able to build off this and create a career for himself. Many have done so successfully in the past. But it is unlikely to continue, as the NBA just issued a major warning to anyone thinking of doing something like this in the future.

The league hunted down and handed over those who threw green NSFW toys onto WNBA courts last year to law enforcement. It is not difficult for them to do so to anyone who disrupts a game in the future. Thankfully, for the Spurs, Wembanyama did not move an inch during this incident.

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NBA investigating Spurs fans for altercation with Jalen Brunson

The San Antonio Spurs fan who ran onto the court to get a selfie with Victor Wembanyama is not the only one who has come to the attention of the NBA.

Jalen Brunson, Scott Foster and the fans in question (far right)
Jalen Brunson, Scott Foster and the fans in question (far right) (image via NY Post/X)

After the game, it was evident that referee Scott Foster was trying to stop Jalen Brunson from going after two fans seated courtside. As per Chris Haynes, the two fans directed questionable words toward the Knicks superstar after he led his team to a Game 1 win.

NBA is looking into two courtside fans who allegedly directed vulgar profane “flopping” remarks towards Knicks star Jalen Brunson late in Game 1 of Finals. Brunson met with official Scott Foster after the game to address the fans’ behavior to which the remarks continued.

Chris Haynes revealed

The fans in question were wearing the unmistakable Spurs orange t-shirts. If the league finds them to have crossed the line, expect them to also face a lengthy suspension.

Last year, Tyrese Haliburton‘s father was banned after he taunted Giannis Antetokounmpo. Eventually, it was overturned after he apologized. But in this instance, the NBA might not be so lenient and could ban those fans for life.

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