James Harden assaults fan for calling him a flopper, police do nothing

[CelticsElite]

Video: https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/992062384779952128

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2018/05/03/james-harden-slaps-away-heckling-utah-jazz-fans-phone/577021002/

Not sure why players think they can put their hands on the fans. It would be chaos if it was the other way around. They get paid millions to play a childs game. Heckling players isn't a new thing.

Heckling is apart of the game, comes with the territory to a certain extent. Fan did not physically engage the player, it was no need for Harden to do that at all. NBA has to implement harsher fines

[Roy H.]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

[rondofan1255]

Didn’t Westbrook do this too?

[mgent]

Didn’t Westbrook do this too?

I'm pretty sure Kobe did this after church a couple years ago to some lady who was just trying to take pictures of him.  IIRC he actually did damage to the phone and was investigated, but was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing.  I guess that opened the door for everybody else?

[CelticsElite]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

[azzenfrost]

Fair game to get your hand slapped. If your $10000000 phone gets broken, good luck getting someone you heckled pay for that.

[Eja117]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

I'm gonna go with yes in general. And the fan hardly got beat up

[mgent]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

Try going somewhere you're not supposed to be, like someone else's house or behind the bank counter, and see if anybody cuts you some slack.

[Roy H.]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

Lol @ “beat him up”

And if he’s not supposed to be there — I.e., was trespassing — then reasonable force is fine.

[CelticsElite]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

Try going somewhere you're not supposed to be, like someone else's house or behind the bank counter, and see if anybody cuts you some slack.

I'm not believing the fan wasn't supposed to be there. If it was such a restricted area, why aren't the cops handcuffing or being harder about the area being as private as "someone else's house or behind the bank."


Because it's not restricted. Even if it is, you get a formal trespassing notice. You don't get your car jacked and your throat stabbed just because you were in a private area. Harden isn't the police, and the arena isn't his property so the "home" argument doesn't count

[Ogaju]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

I'm gonna go with yes in general. And the fan hardly got beat up

If he put his hand on the fan..he is paying more than $1000

[Roy H.]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

I'm gonna go with yes in general. And the fan hardly got beat up

If he put his hand on the fan..he is paying more than $1000

Very doubtful.

[Forza Juventus]

Video: https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/992062384779952128

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2018/05/03/james-harden-slaps-away-heckling-utah-jazz-fans-phone/577021002/

Not sure why players think they can put their hands on the fans. It would be chaos if it was the other way around. They get paid millions to play a childs game. Heckling players isn't a new thing.

Heckling is apart of the game, comes with the territory to a certain extent. Fan did not physically engage the player, it was no need for Harden to do that at all. NBA has to implement harsher fines

lol

[Forza Juventus]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

lol

[Forza Juventus]

At the same time, the fan was in an area he wasn’t supposed to be in.

My thought is if you get up into somebody’s face and harass them, a phone slap is pretty warranted.

if the $1000 phone was damaged, its ok because he was in an area he may not have supposed to be in?   Its just fair game to beat him up and break the fans  property?

Try going somewhere you're not supposed to be, like someone else's house or behind the bank counter, and see if anybody cuts you some slack.

I'm not believing the fan wasn't supposed to be there. If it was such a restricted area, why aren't the cops handcuffing or being harder about the area being as private as "someone else's house or behind the bank."


Because it's not restricted. Even if it is, you get a formal trespassing notice. You don't get your car jacked and your throat stabbed just because you were in a private area. Harden isn't the police, and the arena isn't his property so the "home" argument doesn't count

LOL