Mavs fan says phone was taken, smashed after ‘Fire Nico” incident, plans to file police report
‘Fire Nico’ Mavericks Fan
Claims Phone Taken, Smashed After Incident
Plans To File Police Report
Published April 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM PDT
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The Dallas fan who screamed “Fire Nico” in Nico Harrison‘s face on Monday night says his phone was taken and thrown to the ground shortly after the incident … and now, he tells TMZ Sports he’s planning to file a police report over the whole ordeal.
Chris Taylor said the wild, phone-smashing scene went down at American Airlines Center during the Mavs’ tilt with the Nets … roughly an hour or so after he got in Harrison’s grill and stated he should be canned.
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Taylor told us team and arena officials approached him and were furious with him over his interaction with Harrison. He said that a man seated behind him – who he believed was associated with the team – grabbed his phone, and threw it on the floor. He added that, thankfully, a new case prevented it from being destroyed.
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He told us, though, when he went to report the incident to Mavericks staffers and arena guards — nothing was done … and he believes it’s because they were all in cahoots with one another after his run-in with Harrison.
Taylor said he’s going to cops soon to report what happened.
“I feel like a crime was committed and I feel like
not doing anything is part of it,” Taylor said. I feel it was set up to some extent. “[the Mavericks]”I feel like I’d be an idiot to not file a police report after what happened to me last night,” he added.
Taylor said he has not heard from the Mavericks since the game’s conclusion.
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When we reached out to the team on Tuesday for comment, they did not get back to us.
Taylor — the anti-Harrison fan who actually got into a
previous altercation at American Airlines Center with Mark Cubanearlier this season — said despite the issues, he’s been getting “overwhelming support” from fans for speaking out against the franchise following the Luka Doncic trade.He also mentioned he hasn’t been banned from games … at least, not yet.
