Just as the Houston Rockets wrapped up their win against the New Orleans Pelicans last weekend, a fan took a swing at an assistant coach at courtside, hitting the assistant in the head.
"The Rockets won the game. Then one of the assistant coaches for the New Orleans Pelicans was gathering his things and was essentially cold-cocked or blindsided and struck in the face, brutally in my view," said Nathan Beedle with the Harris County District Attorney's Office...
Manuel Garcia, 38, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault. He is suspected of punching Joe Boylan. Garcia's girlfriend, Brittney Aplin, 33, was also arrested for allegedly preventing police from getting to Garcia.
Garcia was on probation for an unrelated crime at the time of the alleged incident.
The Rockets have since banned the fan for life.