WATCH: Fans scuffle after Game 2 of Cavs-Warriors finals
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving, right, shoots against Golden State Warriors forward David West during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 4, 2017. | Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP
MANILA, Philippines — Some fans got into a brawl in Oracle Arena just when Cleveland’s LeBron James and JR Smith are heading to the locker room after their 113-132 Game Two loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday.
It is still unclear which team they were rooting for, but one fan was holding a yellow shirt while the other was wearing a Warriors cap.
The Cavs' postgame court exit was interrupted by a fight between fans pic.twitter.com/BwrxtwFtnH
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 5, 2017
According to Warriors World, the guy holding the shirt wanted to take a picture but security told him to move to another place. He moved where the man wearing a Warriors cap was standing, asking him to "get out of the way I got more $$$."
Security quickly separated the men involved before the players entered the tunnel.
Smith was seen protecting James from the scene.
"It was close, too close," Smith told USA Today. "I wanted to be sure he was out of there. He is the prize jewel right there. It doesn’t matter if I get hurt. It matters if he gets hurt.”
It is usual for fans to go near the tunnel after games to try to take photos or get memorabilia from players. - Aaron Brennt B. Eusebio
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