A freshman basketball player from the University of California Los Angeles was arrested after allegedly spitting on a fan.
Mac Etienne was arrested and cited for assault after footage arose of him appearing to spit on a University of Arizona fan after his team, the UCLA Bruins, lost to the Arizona Wildcats.
Etienne appeared angry upon leaving the stadium and seemingly spit at a fan, footage released by Barstool Sports Arizona showed.
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BREAKING: UCLA forward Mac Etienne spit on fans in Zona Zoo. Classless. @UCLABarstool pic.twitter.com/YbpNVceuD3
— Barstool Arizona (#7) (@UofABarstool) February 4, 2022
The player, who was benched by UCLA for the season due to a knee injury, was able to return to his team’s locker room before university police told him that he would be placed under arrest and issued a citation for assault with “the intent to injure, provoke or insult,” a spokesperson from the University of Arizona police told ESPN. Etienne was not placed in handcuffs.
“UCLA Athletics is committed to and expects the highest level of sportsmanship,” UCLA said in a prepared statement late Thursday. “We are aware of the incident involving a student-athlete at tonight’s men’s basketball game, and the matter is under review.”
The California athlete will have a court date in Arizona, but he may be able to address the citation without returning in person, according to police.
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Arizona won its Thursday home game against UCLA by a score of 76-66.
A representative from the University of Arizona did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
