{"id":246783,"date":"2026-06-05T01:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/stupid-kid-wonder-how-much-he-bet-on-kalshi-fans-split-over-nbas-decision-to-issue-lifetime-bans-following-the-game-1-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T01:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T01:51:17","slug":"stupid-kid-wonder-how-much-he-bet-on-kalshi-fans-split-over-nbas-decision-to-issue-lifetime-bans-following-the-game-1-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/stupid-kid-wonder-how-much-he-bet-on-kalshi-fans-split-over-nbas-decision-to-issue-lifetime-bans-following-the-game-1-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cStupid kid,\u201d \u201cWonder how much he bet on Kalshi\u201d: Fans split over NBA&#8217;s decision to issue lifetime bans following the Game 1 incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5175641\" data-slug-id=\"2790984\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/victor-wembanyama-bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> had a big moment with a fan on the court in the fourth quarter of the Spurs&#8217; 105-95 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/new-york-knicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Knicks<\/a> in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. A fan made his way onto the court through the crowd to get to Wemby and click a selfie with the Spurs star.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA was not very fond of the fan&#8217;s action, as they banned him for life. Another individual was banned from all NBA arenas for life because of an undisclosed incident.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The individual who entered the court area during Game 1 of The Finals was arrested and will be banned for life from all NBA arenas,&#8221; a league spokesman said in a press release. &#8220;A second individual will also receive a lifetime ban for his role in the incident.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, an X account shared the news with fans in a post. Fans flocked to the post&#8217;s comments section with their thoughts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Stupid kid, no other way to put it,&#8221; one fan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Wonder how much he bet on Kalshi beforehand that somebody would rush the court in Game 1,&#8221; another fan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Wonder how much he bet on Kalshi beforehand that somebody would rush the court in Game 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;How do they even enforce that tho,&#8221; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Zzzz46213428\/status\/2062586159298134359?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">fan<\/a> commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are more reactions:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He probably bet millions on Kashi for this prop. He&#8217;s good,&#8221; one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeriTsaiNets\/status\/2062546491265225109?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">fan<\/a> commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Such a horrible trade-off. Got a pic with Wemby where you don&#8217;t even see him and got banned for life,&#8221; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LukaDoncicStanD\/status\/2062553185084977312?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">fan<\/a> commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He just wanted a selfie. I feel banning him is way too harsh&#8230;a fine would have been okay,&#8221; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/emperorbudbak\/status\/2062561336739983685?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">fan<\/a> said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Victor Wembanyama reacts to fan rushing to him to get a selfie at the NBA Finals<\/h2>\n<p>Victor Wembanyama was unfazed when he was asked about the interaction he had with the fan in the postgame presser.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been in that situation,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I didn\u2019t know how to act.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The play was stopped for a minute and 29 seconds before security escorted the fan out of the court through a baseline tunnel. Spurs coach Mitch Johnson dismissed the incident as a non-event.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I don\u2019t think it was an event at all,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;I thought security got him out of there. I think everybody moved on to the next play.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wembanyama finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and three blocks on 6 of 21 shooting in the loss. 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