Philadelphia Eagles Ban Fan Who Hurled Vile Insults at Woman Cheering for Packers During Playoff Game
Footage of the interaction went viral after the Eagles defeated the Packers 22-10 on Sunday, Jan. 12 in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Eagles and Lincoln Financial Field have issued a lifetime ban for a male fan whose foul outburst at their playoff game against the Green Bay Packers was caught on video, PEOPLE can confirm.
Footage of the incident first hit the internet after the Eagles defeated the Packers 22-10 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, Jan. 12.
Alexander Basara, a Green Bay Packers content creator, posted footage of the male Eagles fan heckling Basara's fiancée, who was cheering for the Packers and wearing the road team's merchandise.
"What it's like going to Philly just trying to root for your team," Basara wrote in his post accompanying the video on X. "Unprovoked, uncalled for. Packers twitter, help me out and find this guy.... this is not okay. I hate that my fiancé had this happen simply cheering for her team."
Basara's video clearly shows the man leaning into the row in front of him to taunt Basara's fiancée about a Packers play and calling her derogatory names as the game went on.
Warning: The following video contains sensitive language.
What it's like going to Philly just trying to root for your team...
Unprovoked, uncalled for. Packers twitter, help me out and find this guy.... this is not okay
I hate that my fiancé had this happen simply cheering for her team pic.twitter.com/aiHCKzxrSS— Alexander Basara (@Basaraski) January 13, 2025
Basara attempts to step in, telling the man to stop calling his fiancée names, as the Eagles fan continues to insult her, saying, "She's an ugly, dumb c---."
A day later, NFL reporter Derrick Gunn shared on X that the Eagles will bar the man from Lincoln Financial Field. "The guy will be banned from future Eagles games," Gunn posted on Monday, Jan. 13, adding that the Eagles are planning to send Basara's fiancée some Packers gear "as an apology."
Here's an update ... Big Dom has identified the guy and woman involved in this incident .. the guy will be banned from future Eagles games .. the eagles will be sending the woman packers gear as an apology .. Eagles once again showing what a class organization they are ..👏🏾👏🏾 https://t.co/ZOUvyB3zzq
— Derrick Gunn (@RealDGunn) January 14, 2025
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Many uses praised Basara for how he handled the incident. "Respect to you, Alexander. If that were my wife, I’d probably be leaving in handcuffs," one account wrote in reply to the video.
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"Switching seats with her might’ve been a smart move too, but hats off to you for keeping your cool under the circumstances."
Others questioned why Basara was "allowing" the man to behave that way. In response to one comment, Basara explained that the man was attending the game with two other men, and Basara worried they would get to aggressive. "Plus all eagles fans would see is me getting physical with an old man and jump me," Basara said.
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