Detroit Pistons GM Troy Weaver loses it in viral video and threatens fan who told him “you suck at your job”

Tensions are high in Detroit, where the 10-53 Pistons have only managed to make NBA history for the wrong reasons, such as their record-setting 28-game losing streak earlier this season.

As the team struggled to another defeat at Little Caesars Arena, allowing 142 points to Luka Doncic‘s Mavericks, one fan took aim at general manager Troy Weaver, who sat among the crowd in a black hoodie. Weaver cracked under the barrage of insults, firing back threats at the fan of his own team in a heated, expletive-laced argument.

Weaver appeared to tell the fan he would “beat your ass,” before calling on security to have him removed from the game. The fan, wearing a Detroit Red Wings shirt, told the general manager that “you suck at your job.”

According to reporting in The Athletic, the fan had been berating Weaver all game, and the video that went viral was their third interaction. The GM ignored him the first time, and responded the second time by saying he wouldn’t come to the fan’s job and harass him. Apparently, it was three strikes and you’re out.

Detroit Pistons set a new low

Despite the fan’s indefensible behavior, Weaver only made things worse. The few newsworthy stories out of Detroit this year have been when opponents set new records or their own fans chant for the owner to sell the team at home games.

This latest scandalous GM-fan interaction adds to the misery and crosses into new lows. Weaver’s job security may have already been in doubt because of the team’s performance. But if it wasn’t before, it will undoubtedly be looked at again after this incident.

Remarkably, despite the drama, the Pistons may not even finish with the league’s worst record. The Washington Wizards only have one more win than them and the two basement dwellers will meet on March 29th.