NBA Playoffs: Celtics' Fan Who Throws Water Bottle at Nets' Kyrie Irving Handcuffed By Police

Kyrie Irving dropped 39 points and grabbed a win for the Brooklyn Nets to take a 3-1 series lead on Sunday night in Boston.

After the game, a fan appeared to throw a water bottle at him (video below from Bleacher Report).

A fan appears to throw a water bottle at Kyrie as he heads into the locker room after the Nets-Celtics game. pic.twitter.com/SCGaWyStht
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 31, 2021

Chris Grenham of Forbes caught the video of the suspected fan appearing to be handcuffed by police.

Grenham's video is posted below.

It appears this is the fan who threw the water bottle at Kyrie - looks to be getting cuffed by Boston Police pic.twitter.com/qxCpWhrHTd
— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) May 31, 2021

The Brooklyn Nets were 9-point road favorites over the Boston Celtics in Game 4, according to FanDuel.

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