The Pistons keep hitting new lows.
General manager Troy Weaver got into a heated and expletive-laden spat with a heckling fan during the Pistons’ 142-124 loss to the Mavericks Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.
In a video posted to TikTok, Weaver can be heard threatening the fan before asking security to eject the fan, who was sporting a Red Wings jersey.
At the start of the video, Weaver is captured standing up out of his seat and angrily yelling at the fan, “I don’t give a f–k. You’re lucky I don’t beat your ass.”
The fan can then be heard firing back, “You suck at your job.”
Weaver then signals for security and points out the fan, who then shouted “you threatened me” at Weaver.
Weaver declined comment to the Associated Press.
The video does not show how the argument started, though a fan sitting nearby explained to the outlet how it escalated.
“The guy that was in the incident, with the Red Wings stuff on, came over and was pointing at the scoreboard earlier in the game,” Jeffrey Calloway, a 46-year-old season-ticket holder, told the Associated Press. “Troy Weaver just shrugged his shoulders and said, ‘OK,’ and the guy went back to his seat.
“When [Jalen] Duren got ejected [midway through the fourth quarter], the guy came back and told him that he was terrible at his job. Then, Troy Weaver was telling the fan he had to leave and that’s when ushers or security walked over.”
The Pistons, in their first season after making Monty Williams the highest-paid head coach in NBA history, entered Monday with an NBA-worst 10-53 record.
They lost 28 straight games earlier this season, breaking the record for longest losing streak in league history.
Weaver is in his fourth season as the Pistons’ general manager, owning a dismal 70-229 overall record in charge.
