Witness shares account of ugly Troy Weaver incident

The testy exchange between Weaver and the fan was witnessed by Pistons season ticket holder Jeffrey Calloway, who narrated his version of the incident to the Associated Press.

"The guy that was in the incident, with the Red Wings stuff on, came over and was pointing at the scoreboard earlier in the game," Calloway recalled. "Troy Weaver just shrugged his shoulders and said, 'OK,' and the guy went back to his seat.

"When [Jalen] Duren got ejected, the guy came back and told him that he was terrible at his job. Then, Troy Weaver was telling the fan he had to leave and that's when ushers or security walked over."

While there have been several instances of players, such as LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Russell Westbrook, getting hecklers thrown out of games in recent years, this is definitely the first time an NBA front-office executive has been caught on camera jawing with a fan. 

Earlier in the season, the Pistons set a single-season record with 28 consecutive losses that they suffered between Oct. 20 to Dec. 30, 2023. Since Weaver took as their GM in 2020, the Pistons have endured four consecutive losing seasons -- 20-52 in 2020-21, 23-59 in 2021-22, 17-65 in 2022-23 and 10-53 thus far this season. Overall, the Pistons have maintained a record of 70-229 under Weaver's watch.