?$30,000 Slap?: NBA Fans Troll Austin Reaves Over His Apology Video After ?Accidentally? Hitting a Guy

The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their Conference Semifinals matchup against the Golden State Warriors in style. They dominated game 6 and secured a Western Conference Finals position for themselves against the defending champions. Now the Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets in the upcoming games to win the West. There were several significant contributors to the Lakers’ win against the Warriors. However, one of their stars had a rather unusual incident courtside.

Austin Reaves dropped 23 points in game 6, making six assists and five rebounds. After a stunning buzzer-beater at halftime, Reaves went on to celebrate with some fans courtside, where he “accidentally” slapped one of the fans. Although the 24-year-old later apologized during the press conference, that didn’t save him from being trolled on the internet.

Austin Reaves trolled by NBA fans over his accidental slap

The Crypto.com Arena witnessed a heavy dose of thrill at the end of game 6. The Lakers were not considered a title contender at the beginning of the season due to their poor start and injury issues. Despite all the odds being stacked against them, the LeBron James-led team has made it to the Western Conference Finals.

The duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis once again worked their magic on the court. They put up 47 points and 29 rebounds combined in a game that ended 122-101.

However, the rising star for the Lakers made his efforts count too. With a 23-point game, fluid movement up and down the court, and a highlight reel-worthy half-court buzzer-beater, Reaves made his presence felt. Although one fan might have felt it slightly more than the others as he was “accidentally” slapped.

Reaves, in the moment of celebration, was high fiving the fans celebrating courtside. However, he missed a fan’s hand and instead landed a slap on his face. Although Reaves acknowledged his mistake during the press conference and apologized, the fans responded to the video with some hilarious comments.

Reaves said, “I accidentally slapped a guy in the face. So whoever that is, I’m sorry.”

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Hoop fans respond to Austin Reaves’ apology video

The palm of Reaves’ hand had barely grazed the fan’s face during the ‘slapping’ incident. But that didn’t deter fans to troll the rising LA star. They quickly flocked to the comments with some hilarious responses as they trolled the young Laker for his mistake. Here are some of the reactions:

“30k dollar slap”

“Bro sounds like Walter Jr when he started talking ?”

“If i?m bro im getting a lawsuit ready”

“be glad it wasn?t Draymond ?'”

“damn. thats a flagrant”

“The guy was celebrating even more after getting a slap ?”

Other fans had some hilarious takes on the incident

“He?s never washing his face ever again”

“His real voice came out”

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