Rarely does the ‘Rey’ so and for that reason the scandal was formed. LeBron James was the protagonist of an exchange of insults with a group of four fans during the win of Los Angeles Lakers 107-99 over Atlanta Hawks. And more words, less words, everything was said.
The fan identified as Juliana Carlos accused LeBron of insulting her and her husband. For his part, James did not deny the altercation and at the press conference after the game, he gave his version of the events. The Lakers star took what happened with a lot of humor.
“I’m glad the fans are back. I miss that interaction. We as players need that interaction. I feel like I didn’t deserve to be thrown out, there was a back and forth between two big men where he said his share and I said mine. Then there was another part that also said its thing and I don’t think they should be turned off. Maybe they had a few more drinks with it “LeBron countered James.
With the controversy on the table, we decided to investigate whether that is possible LeBron is sanctioned by the NBA for insulting these fans and the answer was overwhelming: Yes! The two best-known antecedents were played by Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, who were sanctioned for this exchange insults with fans.
The sanction LeBron James could get for insulting a fan
In 2018, Kevin Durant traded insults with a Dallas Mavericks fan and received a fine of $ 25,000 for using foul and threatening language with a fan. The same financial sanction was imposed on Russell Westbrook in 2019 for playing in a similar event. So this would be the punishment that LeBron James would receive for crossing insults with Juliana Carlos.