Australian Basketball Fan Pours Beer On Marcus Thornton, Acts Like Nothing Happened

Celtics draft pick Marcus Thornton, not to be confused with Houston Rockets guard Marcus Thornton, dove for a loose ball and slid into a barrier during today’s NBL game between the Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings. As the Kings player got up, a fan in the stands sprinkled beer on his head. The bearded man did not think this through.

Why did the guy dump beer on Thornton, and also, why did he think he’d get away with it? He was at a televised basketball game in an arena with a capacity of about 6,000, and also, he was the only person in the vicinity holding a beer:

Who spilled a beer? Oh, it was the guy holding the beer.

Thornton, the officials, and the announcers all knew who did it. (The announcers really enjoyed solving the one-minute mystery.) The guy kept drinking his beer while his wife looked embarrassed:

Both fans were escorted from the game a few minutes later.

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