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    NBA Arenas Have Been Opening — With A Rash Of Fan Incidents Toward Players

    The NBA Playoffs are in full swing — with plenty of excitement and perhaps a bit too much. Several fans have behaved badly by throwing items at players, getting ejected, and in some cases, arrested.
    by Tom Goldman Jun 02, 2021 3 minutes
    Dwight Howard of the Philadelphia 76ers looks down at a fan who ran onto the court and was tackled by security in Game Four of the Eastern Conference first round series against the Washington Wizards on Monday.

    NBA fans have been flooding back into arenas during the playoffs.

    The presence of ticket and merchandise-buying humans, missing for more than a year during the coronavirus pandemic, has been a welcome sight for the cash-strapped league. Players have loved feeding off the excitement of live audiences.

    But recently, the excitement has spilled over into bad behavior. There's been a rash of ugly fan incidents directed at players.

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    Tuesday night, between NBA players and fans.

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