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Video appears to show a group of Lakers fans attacking a man who apparently yelled 'F--- Kobe' during NBA title celebrations in Los Angeles

Oct 16, 2020, 18:21 IST
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Lakers fans kicked the man as he lay on the floor.Twitter/GrindFaceTV
  • Video posted on social media appears to show a group of Los Angeles Lakers fans brutally attacking a man during NBA title celebrations on Sunday, kicking him in the head while he lay on the floor.
  • A video shared on social media showed a man being punched, kicked in the head, and stomped on in the middle of the road.
  • Insider has been unable to independently verify the contents of the video.
  • 76 people were arrested on Sunday after the title celebrations turned "confrontational" and "violent," with a number of "unruly individuals" clashing with police.
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Video posted on social media appears to show a group of Los Angeles Lakers fans brutally attacking a man during NBA title celebrations on Sunday, kicking him in the head while he lay on the floor.

The video shows a man being punched, kicked, and stomped on in the middle of the road, after he was allegedly heard shouting "F--- Kobe," in reference to Lakers legend Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in January. In the video one person even seems to hit the man on the floor with an electric scooter.

The clip, was originally posted on Instagram by user _gfazo24, and subsequently reposted in numerous places:

Insider has been unable to independently verify the contents of the video.

The Lakers won their 17th NBA championship on Sunday by beating the Miami Heat, after which Lakers fans took to the streets to celebrate.

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Fans, many of whom wore Kobe Bryant jerseys, could be heard chanting the late Lakers icon's name, while other gathered close to murals around downtown Los Angeles.

Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, died alongside seven others in a helicopter crash in California in January.

76 people were arrested after the celebrations turned "confrontational" and "violent," with a number of "unruly individuals" clashing with police.

It is unclear whether any of those arrested were involved in the incident shown in the video.

Bryant spent his entire career with the Lakers, winning five NBA titles, the last of which came in 2010.

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