This week’s Celtics-Grizzlies game at the TD Garden in Boston was interrupted by a harrowing series of events.
In the closing minutes of the game, a fight between two fans broke out in the upper deck. According to Deadspin, “The man with his back to the camera flips off and throws something at the other guy, who responds by pulling out what seems to be a switchblade,” and charges forward.
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Deadspin’s source also provided this first-person account of the incident.
So the Celtics game is winding down. In the section next to us, some typical pill bros are getting more and more rowdy. The guys start yelling at each other for a minute and I decide to film.
One dude gives the other the finger (oh no) and it looks like he flicks something at him, beer? This pissed off the other white trash dude.
While this is happening, the Celtics just went ahead with a minute or so left. The place is going wild, so no one really notices the escalation. Then the dude pulls out a knife. You can hear the knife in the video. At the same other dudes start fighting each other and even at one point a girl is punching someone in the head. People are tumbling down the stairs.
Towards the end of the video you can see the knife guy in the corner darting across sections to sneak away.
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The Celtics eventually prevailed over Memphis by a final score of 95-92.