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The Philadelphia 76ers have indefinitely banned a fan from all future team home games and Wells Fargo Center events after he allegedly shouted racist remarks at Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony during an NBA game Thursday.
A 76ers spokesperson relayed to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin that the team made the decision following an investigation into the matter.
The incident occurred with 7:01 left in regulation of the 76ers’ 105-87 home win over the Lakers. A pair of fans appeared to yell at Anthony, who walked near them as the game temporarily paused:
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Melo got into it with this fan and he was removed from the game 👀 pic.twitter.com/V3vpPHBXmx
Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes reported that one of the fans was ejected for repeatedly calling Anthony “boy.”
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Sixers fan that was ejected for taunting Los Angeles Lakers star Carmelo Anthony kept calling him a “boy” and yelling “get in the corner boy” and “keeping shooting boy,” league sources tell @YahooSports.
Anthony confirmed the report postgame and added more information:
The pair of fans Anthony initially gestured towards were soon ejected. The game restarted after stopping for nearly two minutes and finished without further incident.
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