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A Fever fan was given the boot from TD Garden in Boston on Tuesday night after an incident involving Sun guard Saniya Rivers.
A male fan was escorted from his courtside seat in the second quarter after he said something inappropriate to Rivers as she went to inbound the ball following a timeout.
Rivers came off the sideline and alerted the referees of the situation before the officials started motioning to arena security to remove the fan.
Security then approached the fan, who was wearing a No. 22 Caitlin Clark jersey, to tell him he was being kicked out, and then a second security person came over to escort the fan up the stairs and out of the building.
Fans around him booed and waved goodbye at him as he walked up the steps of the arena.
It appears that a Fever fan sitting courtside is escorted out after saying something/touching Saniya Rivers before inbounding the basketball.
Rivers brought this to the attention of the referees.
Earlier reports had suggested that the fan in question had actually touched Rivers, but both the Sun and Rivers confirmed to reporters that that was not the case.
The fan had made a comment that warranted the ejection, Rivers had told reporters, according to the Hartford Courant.
Rivers was in good spirits after the game, the outlet reported, and even joked that the fan had wasted money on a good seat only to get kicked out.
Saniya Rivers of the Connecticut Sun gets into an altercation with an Indiana Fever fan during the first half at the TD Garden on July 15, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty ImagesThe fan’s actions would violate the WNBA’s Fan Code of Conduct, which states that attendees “enjoy the basketball experience free from disruptive behavior, including foul or abusive language and obscene gestures.”
It also states that “guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects or attempting to enter the court will be immediately ejected from the arena.”
The ESPN broadcast of the Fever-Sun game also made mention of the delay as the fan was escorted out of the building.
“Another delay,” play-by-play broadcaster Pam Ward said on the air. “A fan is being escorted out of the building. A fan that was close to the Sun bench. So that was the reason for that delay.”
Connecticut Sun players Aneesah Morrow (24), Saniya Rivers (22), Bria Hartley (14), Tina Charles (31) and Leila Lacan (47) stands on the court during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston. APThe Sun have not addressed what specifically happened between the fan and Rivers.
The Fever came away with the win, 85-77, though Clark exited the game after appearing to re-aggravate a groin injury.
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