LeBron James Sips Fan’s Wine After Courtside Collision

LeBron James collided with a courtside fan during Philadelphia’s 126-107 win over Chicago and took a sip from the fan’s spilled drink before returning to the game, video showed. The fan, Troy Clemons, said James apologized after the collision. James later said he had spilled the wine and wanted to see how it tasted. The incident occurred during the 76ers’ home game against the Bulls. James ran into the stands while trying to slow down, spilling the drink Clemons was holding. Video captured James taking a sip from the cup and then returning to the court. Clemons said he was walking back to his seat when James collided with him. He recounted that James said “My bad,” took the cup, sipped from it and gave it back before heading onto the court. Clemons said he was not concerned about wine spilling on him and was glad James had been at the game. James described the exchange after the game, saying he had crashed into Clemons and spilled some of the wine. He said he sampled it to see whether it was good and judged it “all right.” The accounts from James and Clemons were shared in postgame interviews. Clemons said he threw the cup away and got a fresh drink rather than keeping it as a...