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Aussie basketball fan banned for pouring beer on draft pick

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Australia's National Basketball League said it would not tolerate fan behaviour that jeopardises player safety (AFP Photo/)

An Australian fan was branded "a drongo" and banned for the season Thursday after pouring beer over the Sydney Kings' Boston Celtics 2015 draft pick Marcus Thornton during a National Basketball League game.

Captured on live television, the man lent over a sponsor's signage as the American guard slid over the floor during the third quarter of a clash with Illawarra Hawks.

As Thornton looked up hoping for a foul call, the offender poured beer in his hair.