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LeBron James inspires Tristan Thompson, who has NBA fan ejected over Kardashian comments

Shortly after the famous episode between LeBron James and Indiana Pacers' fans, Tristan Thompson got a fan removedfrom the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Memphis Grizzlies over alleged comments onKhloe Kardashian.

Tristan Thompson during the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Ā© Justin Ford/Getty ImagesTristan Thompson during the Sacramento Kings' loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Last week, LeBron James took the spotlight due to an episode occurred during the Los Angeles Lakersā€˜ trip to Indiana. The King got a couple of Pacersā€˜ fans ejected from the game over unacceptable comments, and a few days later somethingsimilarhappened in another NBA game.

On Sunday, Tristan Thompson applied LeBron’s formula when he felt a fan crossed the line. During the Sacramento Kingsā€˜ road defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies, he got a fan removed from the FedExForum.

In the fourth quarter of the game, with 9.38 remaining on the clock, Thompson approached the referees while he pointed out a fan who was sitting courtside. Shortly after that, security got him kicked out, per TMZ.

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Tristan Thompson emulates LeBron James in Grizzlies-Kings game

The ejected fan has supposedly made comments onthe Kardashian family, especially about KhloĆ©,Thompson’s partner for a long time. And those comments were understood to be made towards the Kings forward.

ā€œI don’t think it needs to be talked about or anything, but obviously it’s not anything that I’m going to tolerate people saying to my players, I know that, not without intervening and asking them to be removed,ā€ Kings interim head coach Alvin Gentry said, as quoted by New YorkPost.

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ā€œThey can say anything they want to me or they can boo and do everything they want with the players, but there’s no room for saying inappropriate things in a sporting event. That’s not why you’re there,ā€ he added.

LeBron has gone through a very similar situation on Wednesday as a couple of fans havemade obscene gestures andintolerable commentsabout his family. And him having those people kicked out of the building may have inspired Thompson a few days later.

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