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Fans in Philadelphia who got ejected for confrontation with Carmelo Anthony called Lakers forward ‘boy’

Fans in Philadelphia who got ejected for confrontation with Carmelo Anthony called Lakers forward 'boy'

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Thursday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers ground to a half in the fourth quarter when Carmelo Anthony got into an altercation with a pair of fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Those fans were quickly ejected from the arena before the game resumed, ending in a victory for the 76ers.

Yahoo’s Chris Haynes reported after the game that one of the fans that was ejected kept calling Anthony “boy” and yelled at him to “get in the corner boy” and “keep shooting boy.” Anthony confirmed after the game that there were two groups of fans calling him “boy,” and he felt that those fans crossed a line.  

“It is what it is,” Anthony said….

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