Nobody expected tonight’s NBA Cup matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks to be derailed. In the middle of the high-stakes night marking Anthony Davis’s first game back in LA, the fans’ attention in Crypto.com Arena shifted to one person sitting right next to the Lakers bench.

It happened fast. As LeBron James sat on the bench, subbed out of the game, a woman sitting close to the LA sideline exchanged some words with him. He spoke a few short words, and soon afterward, arena security hurried over, surrounding her seat, and she and someone with her were escorted out. The interaction was caught on camera by some onlookers, and the clip quickly went viral online.

The ejection does match the code of conduct at Crypto.com Arena, which reads, “ Guests who engage in dis

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