LeBron James Hits Out at 'Courtside Karen' As Ejected Hawks Fan Goes on Instagram Tirade On 2/2/21 at 3:56 AM EST LeBron James joked that an Atlanta Hawks fan was "mad" after the woman was among four people ejected from State Farm Arena for a spat with the Los Angeles Lakers star. The four-time NBA champion exchanged words with two fans courtside during the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 107-99 win over the Hawks in Atlanta, forcing the referees to stop the game before security personnel removed them from their seats. "Courtside Karen was MAD MAD," James tweeted after the game. The name "Karen" has come to be used as pejorative slang for an obnoxious, angry, entitled and often racist white woman.