© Kelley L Cox | 2019 Mar 10
DeMarcus Cousins made a formal complaint to the NBA after a Jan. 26 game in Boston this season, when he said a fan called him the n-word from the stands at the TD Garden. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the fan was banned from attending Celtics games for the remainder of this season, and next season, but was not issued a lifetime ban by Boston.
Yahoo Sources: A fan in Boston banned two years for muttering n***** at DeMarcus Cousins during Golden State’s only visit to TD Garden. More details in video link provided. https://t.co/xWpgFu0amH pic.twitter.com/JbtFOt3scZ
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) March 29, 2019
On Friday, the Celtics released a statement explaining why they elected not to issue a lifetime ban to the fan in question, who was a minor, saying that they couldn’t verify that a racially insensitive remark was uttered.
Celtics release a statement on fan who received a 2-year ban after incident with DeMarcus Cousins. pic.twitter.com/UbRV53zvb9
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 29, 2019
Cousins was reportedly never informed by the league or the Celtics that the fan had been banned, according to Haynes.