DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Dallas Mavericks have concluded their investigation into the incident involving two fans and the family of Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul.
In a statement released Monday, via ESPN's Tim MacMahon, the team says it has suspended both fans until 2023 after they "attempted to give unwanted hugs and have conversations with members of the Paul family on the public concourse of the American Airlines Center."
The Mavs announced following Sunday's Game 4 at the American Airlines Center that they had ejected one fan from the arena after the individual was involved in an incident with Paul's family during the fourth quarter of the team's 111-101 win.
“The Dallas Mavericks are aware of an incident between a fan and the family of Chris Paul. It was unacceptable behavior and will not be tolerated. The Mavericks, along with American Airlines Center, swiftly removed the fan from today’s game," the team said in a statement.
Video footage from ESPN's telecast showed Paul visibly upset while speaking with security, saying, "he put his hands on my mom, he put his hands on my mom."
According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Paul was upset because his "mother had hands put on her by Dallas fans and Paul's wife was also pushed."
Paul later took to Twitter to share his frustration with what had allegedly occurred.
"Wanna fine players for saying stuff to the fans but the fans can put they hands on our families….f**k that!!"
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