Petulant NBA star Brandon Ingram fined $25,000 for smashing a water bottle into rival staffer's face

Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram has been fined $25,000 after he struck a Philadelphia 76ers staffer in the face with a bottle during a furious courtside meltdown.

Ingram, who scored 21 points for the Raptors as they lost 130-120 on Saturday night, was taken out the game early in the second quarter after appearing to suffer an injury.

The setback clearly infuriated him and, as the former Los Angeles Lakers star took his seat on the bench, he picked up a bottle and angrily threw it down onto the court.

The bottle exploded, with liquid going everywhere, and then bounced up and struck a member of 76ers staff in the face. Ingram's teammate Scottie Barnes also got splashed.

There looked to be no immediate apology from Ingram, who clearly saw his bottle hit the staffer. Instead, he just sheepishly looked down at the ground. 

To make things worse, Ingram then just sat there as the poor staffer and colleagues had to mop up the liquid before the game could resume.

Ingram has now been punished with a fine of $25,000. NBA's executive vice president of basketball operations James Jones announced the discipline Monday.

The petulant Ingram got destroyed by NBA fans on social media when the clip started to go viral.

One commented: 'I get it, someone might do something like that our of frustration but as soon as you see what you did hit a person and caused a mess HOW do you not feel embarrassed and immediately apologize to everyone and help clean that up? Awful.'

Another added: 'Throws a fit and just stands there while everyone else cleans up the mess. What a culture.'

A third commented: 'Sitting there sulking like a baby and watching them clean up is nasty work'.

Ingram, 28, got drafted by the Lakers in 2016 and spent three seasons in Los Angeles before getting traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Anthony Davis.

He became an All-Star in 2020, his first of six seasons in New Orleans, and was named the NBA's most-improved player that year.

Ingram was traded to the Raptors in February 2025, signing a three-year $120million contract extension.