Fever Force Game Three
Indiana Fever Defeat Las Vegas Aces to Force Decisive Game 3
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The Indiana Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces 99-89 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series, tying the series and setting up a decisive Game 3 in Las Vegas. Late in the fourth quarter, after being fouled by Sophie Cunningham, A’ja Wilson confronted a courtside fan and received a technical foul. Security escorted the fan from his seat, but the Fever said he was allowed back after officials found he had not violated the Fan Code of Conduct. Wilson later said the fan stepped toward her and pointed, calling it unacceptable, and apologized to her teammates for the technical.
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Wilson said the fan’s manner of approaching her—not necessarily the words he used—was what upset her: she said he took steps toward her and pointed at her.
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Indiana guard Sydney Colson, who had previously been Wilson’s teammate in Las Vegas, also approached the fan during the confrontation and yelled at him.
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Indiana was facing elimination after losing Game 1, when Las Vegas had secured a chance to close out the series; the Fever’s Game 2 win therefore forced a deciding game.
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The game broadcast raised the broader issue of negative fan interactions at Fever games, with the article noting an earlier incident in which Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a Fever–Chicago Sky game after a confrontation with Natasha Cloud.
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