One NBA participant is coming to Christian Wooden's protection after Wooden got here below fireplace this week from a girl he hit with an errant go.
Houston Rockets massive man Wooden was attempting to throw an outlet go to a teammate in Monday's loss to the Charlotte Hornets when the go sailed proper at him and hit a girl named Isabella Fitz within the stands ( video right here ).
Fitz was interviewed later within the week and detailed the accidents she sustained when she was hit. She additionally expressed displeasure with Wooden's response to the sport. Wooden posted about his horrendous transgression on social media with a smiley face emoji, writing “it occurs to the very best of us”. He additionally supplied Fitz courtside seats at a Rockets recreation of her selection.
Christian Wooden apologizes to fan by providing her courtroom tickets pic.twitter.com/xN3wVzRGLB
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On Friday, Portland Path Blazers ahead Robert Covington, who previously performed for the Rockets, challenged Fitz throughout an interview.
“Woman sit down,” Covington wrote in an Instagram remark. “You're fortunate he supplied you tickets. That emoticon had nothing to do with you.”
The poor go from Wooden was an apparent accident and he gave the impression to be making enjoyable of himself reasonably than making enjoyable of Fitz due to the smiley face emoticon. Whereas Fitz was injured within the incident, which is unlucky, it's onerous to fault Wooden for the way in which he dealt with issues.
February 12, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; Detroit Pistons ahead Christian Wooden (35) practices earlier than the sport towards the Orlando Magic on the Amway Heart. Necessary Credit score: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports activities
