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A Boston Celtics fan who directed a racial slur at Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins in late January has been banned from Celtics games for two years.
Celtics release a statement on fan who received a 2-year ban after incident with DeMarcus Cousins. pic.twitter.com/UbRV53zvb9
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“Based on our investigation, the fan was issued a two-year ban from all Celtics games, and is also subject to lifetime probation pursuant to our policy,” read the statement released by the team. “The punishment for any corroborated discriminatory language used towards any player, employee or fan at a Celtics home game is a lifetime ban.”
The reason the Boston fan who harassed Cousins was not issued a lifetime ban was because the Celtics were not able to find conclusive evidence that he used any racially derogatory terms, as no interviewed parties were able to identify the use of such language.
However, the team was able to conclude that the fan was, at the very least, verbally abusing the Warriors' bench.
“We were in contact with the Golden State Warriors through this process, sharing our action plan and the final discipline,” the Celtics said. “We express the deepest regrets that this incident happened to DeMarcus, as such behavior violates everything the Boston Celtics have always stood for.”
This news comes on the heels of an incident between Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and a fan in Utah, when Westbrook got into a heated exchange with a man whom Westbrook claimed was using racially offensive language.
The fan denied Westbrook's allegations, but was banned for life from Jazz games.
