Pistons GM Troy Weaver Has Heated Exchange With Fan on Video During Loss to Mavericks

The Detroit Pistons played in front of their home fans at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, but that didn't stop a heated exchange between one of them and general manager Troy Weaver when the team was facing the Dallas Mavericks.

As Larry Lage of the Associated Press noted, Weaver "had an expletive-laced response to a heckling fan," which was captured on video and shared on social media.

The fan can be heard telling Weaver "you threatened me," and the general manager pointed him out to security. Security escorted the fan away from the seating area.

Lage shared comments from another fan, Jeffrey Calloway, which described the scene.

"The guy that was in the incident, with the Red Wings stuff on, came over and was pointing at the scoreboard earlier in the game," Calloway said. "Troy Weaver just shrugged his shoulders and said, 'OK,' and the guy went back to his seat.

"When (Jalen) Duren got ejected (midway through the fourth quarter), the guy came back and told him that he was terrible at his job. Then, Troy Weaver was telling the fan he had to leave and that's when ushers or security walked over."

As for the game in question, the Mavericks had little trouble in a 142-124 win.

Detroit fell to 10-53 overall and 5-26 at home this season, which is surely frustrating to the team's fans. Luka Dončić led the way with a triple-double of 39 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two blocks.

Cade Cunningham also nearly missed a triple-double for the Pistons with 33 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in the losing effort.

Detroit hired Weaver as the general manager ahead of the 2020-21 season, and things have not gone according to plan.

It is a combined 70-229 since he took over and hasn't won more than 23 games in a single season. Nobody in the NBA has a worse record than Detroit this season, although it will have an opportunity for a rare win against the 16-48 Charlotte Hornets on Monday.