Nicole Curran’s best intentions have caused quite a stir.
The wife of Golden State Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob has received a barrage of criticism online after Beyonce appeared to give her the side-eye Wednesday night at Oracle Arena during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The video below, shared by ESPN, prompted Beyonce’s ardent fans to flood Curran’s Instagram account with critical comments and hateful messages.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are courtside for Game 3 😎 pic.twitter.com/6mmJuN8Odn
— ESPN (@espn) June 6, 2019
By the time Curran explained to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne the nature of her exchange with the superstar entertainers, Beyonce’s fans already had driven Curran to tears.
Just spoke to Nicole Curran, the wife of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, about the “incident “ with Beyoncé last night. She was in tears. Said she had been getting death threats on social media all night this morning she disabled her IG account just to make it stop.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Curran says Jay Z asked for a vodka soda. She asked if he wanted lime with that. But it was loud in Oracle and she couldn’t hear, so she leaned over. That’s where the photos of Beyoncé looking askance at her come from.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
After the game, Curran posted a photo she took with Beyonce that included the caption, “We should all help and support each other,” according to FOX News.
The Warriors lost to the Raptors on a night that was eventful for those associated with Golden State’s ownership group. Warriors investor Mark Stevens was ejected from the game and subsequently banned from further 2019 NBA Finals contests for shoving Raptors guard Kyle Lowry.
Now trailing Toronto 2-1, Golden State must be hoping its fine play Friday in Game 4 generates more headlines than its owners did in the previous outing. Otherwise more Warriors fans will end up in tears.
