Would you forfeit $10K in tickets to shoot around?
Dawson Gurley is a social media celebrity, with more than seven million active users to his YouTube channel.
What draws so many users to his channel?
Stunts he pulled off like last week.
Gurley, who looks like Warriors guard Klay Thompson (jersey at right), walked past five layers of security before Game 5 of the NBA Finals and shot around for 10 minutes with no one questioning who he was.
Gurley released the video, and of course, the team finally noticed.
“Banned bc I walked past 5 layers of security guards (who willingly let me through security without asking for ID) & shot around on the court for 10 minutes,” Gurley wrote on Twitter. “I also spent 10K on tickets which they are not refunding. Why should I be banned because their security is incompetent?”
He was then banned from the Chase Center via a letter.
“You deliberately deceived Chase Center building personnel by impersonating a GSW employee,” the letter read.
Gurley also went viral during the 2018 NBA Finals for sitting courtside dressed as one half of the Splash Brothers, met with fans and signed autographs who thought he was Thompson.
Gurley also had to forfeit $10,000 worth of tickets that the Warriors did not refund.
“Was it worth it to lose 10K on tickets and be banned for life? Absolutely,” he tweeted. “I was an NBA player for 10 minutes bro.
“Don’t want to make this a bigger deal than it is, the chase center has every right to ban me. I get it. No hard feelings. Had fun doing it.”
Trivia question
On this date in 1979, four World Hockey Association teams joined the NHL. What were the four teams?