Wizards Assistant Coach Mike Batiste Jumps Into Stands To Fight Fans
A Wizards’ assistant coach jumped into the stands Monday evening to fight a fan but was grabbed before any further chaos could ensue. It all went down at the end of Washington’s lopsided loss to the Heat; cameras showed Mike Batiste appearing to lunge at a fan sitting a few rows behind Washington’s bench. The footage shows Batiste getting up from his chair, jumping over a row of seats, and nearly making contact with a fan. However, Wizards’ players grabbed him to defuse the situation. A former pro basketballer who now serves as the Wiz’s manager of player development, Batiste was escorted into...