As the infamous "Malice at the Palace" showed, Detroit Pistons fans can dish it out, and then some, to visiting players. Whether it's through relentless trash talk or even physical violence, some Pistons fans can take their fandom too seriously. On Sunday, a couple of examples showed this.
One was when Lakers star Austin Reaves confronted a courtside fan over words he might not have appreciated. In fact, Reaves was so locked in on that person that he pointed at the fan after hitting a dagger 3-pointer late in the Lakers' win, part of his spectacular 43-point explosion.
Second, Lakers reserve Bronny James got into it with another fan seated near their bench.
An easy target
Bronny has been an easy target since he joined the NBA in 2024, when the Lakers selected him in the second round and gave him a guaranteed contract. It didn't help that he was teammates with his father, LeBron James.
Even with LeBron now playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Bronny still seems unable to escape his huge shadow. Averaging just 0.8 points in 2.4 minutes per game, the 6'2″ guard remains a favorite target of hecklers.
While it wasn't clear what the fan said to Bronny, it was apparently impactful enough f...