What seemed to be a simple conversation at the NBA Finals Game 3 from Golden State Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob’s wife, Nicole Curran, for Beyoncé and Jay Z turned to a messy situation.
ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reported that Curran received death threats from Beyonce’s fans from social media following their interaction courtside in Game 3.
Shelburne said that Curran was in tears after receiving the threats and had to disable her accounts.
Just spoke to Nicole Curran, the wife of Warriors owner Joe Lacob, about the “incident “ with Beyoncé last night. She was in tears. Said she had been getting death threats on social media all night this morning she disabled her IG account just to make it stop.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
In a viral tweet on social media, Curran was seen talking with the couple and Beyonce was supposedly annoyed when talking to her.
Shelburne said Curran was asking them if they want drinks during the game. Beyonce was seen giving her a side-eye for reaching over and talking to Jay Z.
Jay Z was asking for one drink, but Curran couldn’t hear him at the time.
Curran thought little of what the ‘Beyhive’ reacted until she seen tweets and text messages at home from friends and family.
Her Instagram account pictures were filled with fans threatening her and giving out the bee emojis.
Curran says Jay Z asked for a vodka soda. She asked if he wanted lime with that. But it was loud in Oracle and she couldn’t hear, so she leaned over. That’s where the photos of Beyoncé looking askance at her come from.
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Curran says she then went to go get them those drinks. “There was no hostility. I was trying to be a good hostess,” she said. “I’ve never experienced cyber bullying like this. I can’t believe our players go through this. That kids go through this.“
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) June 6, 2019
Down below is a link of what Beyonce’s fans said in social media.
Nicole Curran explains what she said to Jay-Z, and says she received death threats from Beyonce fans. https://t.co/dBQOWCQgAt
— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) June 6, 2019
Curran said that the couple were guests at Warriors games a few times before Wednesday’s online backlash.
In Shelburne’s tweets, Curran said she denies any hostility against the couple.