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Angry Sydney Colson restrained from WNBA fan after A’ja Wilson finger-pointing incident

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Reilly, B. (2026, September 30). Angry Sydney Colson restrained from WNBA fan after A’ja Wilson finger-pointing incident. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/angry-sydney-colson-restrained-from-wnba-fan-after-aja-wilson-finger-pointing-incident/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Bridget Reilly

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During a WNBA playoff game between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces, former teammates Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance were involved in an altercation with a fan after A’ja Wilson confronted a Fever supporter. Videos show Colson being restrained by arena staff as she verbally confronts the fan, while Plaisance is heard using derogatory language towards the same individual. The incident arose from a technical foul assessed to Wilson following her finger-pointing at the fan who accused her of causing an unfavorable call against Sophie Cunningham. Despite the commotion, the Fever stated that no violation of their Fan Code of Conduct occurred and did not remove the fan in question.
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Story summary

A’ja Wilson, a four-time WNBA MVP for the Las Vegas Aces, got into a verbal altercation with a fan during Game 2 of their playoff series against the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indiana. The incident occurred late in the fourth quarter when Wilson was fouled and tangled up with Sophie Cunningham from the Fever. After getting to her feet, Wilson walked toward the baseline where she saw a fan pointing and shouting at her. Despite being pulled back by teammates and officials, Wilson received a technical foul for leaving the court. The Fever confirmed that the fan did not violate the arena’s code of conduct but was escorted out.

Wilson expressed her frustration post-game, stating, "You don’t step toward me, you never point at me; that is unacceptable." Her teammate Caitlin Clark had an impressive performance in Game 2 with 27 points, 15 assists, and seven rebounds, helping the Fever tie the series 1-1.

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📰 A'Ja Wilson Fan Confrontation
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“Article A describes the incident involving A'ja Wilson and a fan, while Article B covers Game 3 of the playoff series where the Fever lost to the Aces.”
New York Post
Hedges 1 of 22 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss A'ja Wilson's interaction with a fan, Article B refers to the aftermath and Game 3 of the series, not the initial finger-pointing incident in Game 2 covered by Article A.”
Fox News
Hedges 2 of 33 claims Outlet record 69/100
“Article A describes the immediate aftermath of the incident where Wilson is restrained from a fan, while Article B discusses Sophie Cunningham's response to the incident days later.”
The Guardian
Hedges 3 of 31 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A describes the immediate incident involving Sydney Colson and other WNBA players restraining a fan after an altercation with A'ja Wilson, while Article B discusses a later response from Fever's GM defending the fanbase against criticisms.”
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Topics

Aces Fever Game 2 Las Vegas WNBA

Subjects

Fever ORG · 8× Wilson PERSON · 7× Colson PERSON · 6× Plaisance PERSON · 5× Aces ORG · 2× Las Vegas GPE · 2× WNBA ORG · 2× A’ja Wilson PERSON · 1× Sydney Colson PERSON · 1× Theresa Plaisance PERSON · 1×

Narrative

In the immediate aftermath of the Aces star’s heated confrontation with a Fever fan during fourth quarter of the first-round playoff game Tuesday night, Wilson’s teammates and Las Vegas staff rushed over to the baseline at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to defuse the situation.
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Claims (26 extracted, 1 hedged)

Fever fans got more than just A’ja Wilson fired up. asserted
Wilson → get → more
In the immediate aftermath of the Aces star’s heated confrontation with a Fever fan during fourth quarter of the first-round playoff game Tuesday night, Wilson’s teammates and Las Vegas staff rushed over to the baseline at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to defuse the situation. asserted
teammates → rush → situation
Two of those people included Sydney Colson and Theresa Plaisance, both of whom are not currently active WNBA players but are former teammates of Wilson. asserted
both → include → Wilson
In a new video that shows a different angle of the incident during the No. 6-seeded Fever’s 99-89 series-tying Game 2 victory, Colson and Plaisance can be seen coming over from their courtside seats to be among the chaos. asserted
Colson → show → chaos
The two were later escorted away from the area by those who appeared to be arena staff. asserted
who → escort → those
Yet, as the “Unsupervised” podcast hosts made their way back to their seats, a man in a red Fever shirt gestured and said something to Colson and Plaisance. asserted
man → make → Colson
The latter spoke back, pointing at him. asserted
latter → speak → him
Another vial clip showed Colson, who played for the Fever in 2025, being held back by an arena staff member as she appears to address the particular fan, seemingly saying “Who do you think you are? asserted
you → show → fan
Bitch, who the f–k do you think you are?” asserted
you → think → ?
As Colson and Plaisance were escorted from the court by staff and security, Plaisance appeared to call the fan “a little bitch boy.” asserted
Plaisance → escort → fan
The friends were mic’d up for the playoff game, serving as player contributors to Amazon’s “WNBA on Prime” coverage. asserted
friends → mic’d → coverage
It’s unclear if they came back to their seats to watch the end of the game nor if something happened to the fan who appeared to confront them. uncertain
who → ’ → them
The heated exchanged sparked from Wilson’s jabbing with a Fever fan, who called out the four-time MVP for being responsible for a foul that was called on Sophie Cunningham. asserted
that → spark → Cunningham
Wilson was assessed a technical foul for the incident and said Fever fan was not removed from the arena. asserted
fan → assess → arena
“Following a report of a comment directed toward a player, arena security spoke with the fan involved and witnesses,” the Fever said in a statement. asserted
Fever → follow → statement
“Security determined there was no violation of the Fan Code of Conduct, the fan was not removed from the arena. asserted
fan → determine → arena
We consider the matter closed.” asserted
matter → consider → ?
Plaisance, a forward with 10 WNBA seasons under her belt, shared one season with Colson and Wilson on the Aces in 2022 that ended with a championship trophy over the Connecticut Sun. asserted
that → share → Sun
Colson, an 11-year veteran guard, shared the court with Wilson for five seasons, which included two WNBA titles. asserted
which → share → titles
The two inactive players seemed to get fired up for their former teammate, who called the fan’s behavior “unacceptable.” asserted
who → seem → behavior
“If I see a man come at me, taking steps toward me and pointing at me, I don’t give a damn what you said. asserted
you → see → what
I don’t give a damn how you said it, the tone, that is unacceptable,” Wilson said. asserted
Wilson → give → it
“You don’t know me to step toward me and point at me. asserted
me → know → me
I’m not for that s–t at all. asserted
I → ’m → t
How he gets back in the game because they said he didn’t do anything, of course he did. asserted
he → get → course
The series moves on to a decisive Game 3 in Las Vegas on Thursday night. asserted
series → move → night
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