Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweets

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweets

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet

 

 

The Phoenix Suns won’t be too excited to return to Dallas after a brutal two-game stretch that saw the Mavericks even their second-round series at 2-2. But that frustration became personal for Chris Paul.

Shortly after the Suns’ 111-101 loss to the Mavericks in Sunday’s Game 4, Paul took to Twitter to call out how his family wast treated at American Airlines Center. According to Paul, some fans put their hands on his family members in the stands.

Footage from a timeout during the game also showed Paul having a heated conversation with an arena security staffer. He appeared to say that someone put their hands on his mother. (NSFW language in the tweet)

 

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet
Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet

 

After the game, in which Paul fouled out of with just five points, he wanted to leave the press conference to avoid saying something that would get him fined.

 

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet
Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet

According to ESPN, someone put their hands on Paul’s mother. His wife, Jada, was also pushed.

 

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet
Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet

The Mavericks released a statement after the game to condemn this fan’s behavior — specifying that it was just one person. According to the team, the fan was removed from the arena.

 

Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet
Chris Paul accused Mavericks fans of harassing his family in fiery postgame tweet

The series now heads to Phoenix for Game 5 on Tuesday. With the Mavericks’ win Sunday, the series is guaranteed to return to Dallas for Game 6 on Thursday.

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