17-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Coma After Game 4 Assault in New York
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 12
17-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Coma After Game 4 Assault in New York
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 12
Summary
A 17-year-old boy suffered a seizure and fell into a coma Wednesday after a group punched and kicked him in the head on 35th Street, police said.
Police said the attack followed an argument over the Knicks game after Game 4, extending a string of fan-related violence during the NBA Finals in New York.
Earlier incidents included an arrest after a person bit one officer and punched another following the Knicks' Game 2 win, while another person was found carrying a loaded gun.
After the Spurs won Game 3 on Monday, men outside a Bryant Park watch party uprooted trees and threw glass at officers, underscoring how a long-awaited Knicks Finals run has spilled from celebration into sporadic street violence.