One NBA fan's attempt to get the ultimate selfie came with a pretty steep price.
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The NBA announced that a fan who ran onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals and approached San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has been banned from all league arenas for life.
The incident took place with 6 minutes, 28 seconds remaining in Wednesday night's game between the Spurs and New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center.
Videos showed the fan sprinting onto the court holding a cellphone and making his way toward Wembanyama before security personnel quickly intervened. The individual briefly reached the area near Wembanyama and Knicks center Mitchell Robinson before being escorted off the floor.
A FAN JUST RAN ON THE COURT LMAOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/gdDvweI1lQ
— Shabazz 💫 (@ShowCaseShabazz) June 4, 2026
Play was temporarily stopped as security handled the situation.
The league announced Thursday that the fan was arrested and received a lifetime ban. A second individual who allegedly assisted in the incident will reportedly receive the same punishment.
As for Wembanyama, he admitted afterward that he wasn't exactly sure how to react.
"I've never been in that situation," the Spurs superstar said, per HuffPost. "I didn't know how to act."
The 7-foot-5 French phenom later compared the bizarre moment to an earlier experience in San Antonio when a bat unexpectedly flew onto the court before a game.
A FAN JUST RAN ON THE COURT LMAOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/gdDvweI1lQ
— Shabazz 💫 (@ShowCaseShabazz) June 4, 2026
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson didn't make much of the disruption.
"I don't think it was an event at all," Johnson told reporters, per ESPN. "I thought security got him out of there. I think everybody moved on to the next play."
The Knicks certainly did. New York closed the game on an 11-0 run to secure a 105-95 victory and steal home-court advantage in the NBA Finals.
Meanwhile, the fan's courtside experience appears to be over permanently. Turns out one selfie with Wembanyama came at a very expensive cost.
