You don’t heckle a 7-foot center and expect to stick around, a lesson Freddie Gibbs’ manager learned the hard way at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. The guy behind “Something to Rap About” found himself without company as his fellow New York Knicks fan was escorted out of the arena for making an enemy out of Jaxson Hayes. Well, if you look at that positively, his buddy didn’t have to see the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Knicks 110-97.

The rapper was at Sunday night’s game with Ben “Lambo” Lambert. While he calls himself a content creator on his page, social media also identifies Lambert as the longtime manager and associate of the Grammy-nominated rapper. The duo was up to some mischief, after which only Lambert was removed. In one of the posts, Gibbs filmed Hayes at the free-throw line, and his jersey was untucked. The manager could be heard yelling personal insults at the Lakers center.

“Tuck your jersey in, punk, you average two points a game, and you’re 7’5″, trash, trash, trash,” Lambert and Gibbs said one after another in the posts.

Gibbs took to Instagram to document the ejection, launching a verbal assault of his own against the 7-foot big man. The rapper turned the camera on himself to also take shots at Hayes’ recent legal troubles.

“First of all, let me tell you something, boy, don’t be acting tough,” Gibbs said. “You already have a lawsuit from a mascot. Come over here, and you’ll have another lawsuit, punk.”

Things seemingly escalated soon after. In the next post, Gibbs showed the empty seat next to him, confirming his manager’s removal to his millions of followers.

Gibbs concluded the digital tirade by stating, “They just put the [Lambo] out the game for talking s— to Jaxson Hayes.”

The rapper’s caption on that post said the Lakers’ officials didn’t stop at ejecting Lambert.

“[Lambo] got banned from Staples Center [the former name of Crypto.com Arena],” Gibbs wrote.

Despite the distraction in the stands, Hayes remained on the floor, though the interaction clearly rattled the Lakers’ bench as officials addressed the heckling with a stern response.

Jaxson Hayes’ past continues to haunt him

The Lakers are now going to rely on Jaxson Hayes more as Deandre Ayton is sidelined for the foreseeable future. That made him a sitting duck to the rage-baiting celebrity Knicks fans who are diehard supporters of Karl-Anthony Towns. ​The ejection of Ben “Lambo” Lambert is the latest chapter in his history as a notorious and vocal supporter of the New York Knicks.

Known for their courtside intensity, Gibbs and Lambo are frequently at Madison Square Garden, engaging in psychological warfare with opposing players. Ironically, his daughter, Irie, is a Lakers fan and was at the game in a Lakers #8 Kobe Bryant jersey. Gibbs joked Irie and Lambert were ‘beefing’ the entire time.

Gibbs was also taking digs at Rui Hachimura on his page. However, their target on Sunday, Hayes, brought a specific set of baggage to the confrontation.

The heckling duo referenced the lawsuit against Hayes following the Lakers’ game in Washington against the Wizards. In a pre-game routine, Hayes shoved the Wizards mascot, G-Wiz. He was suspended for one game for that act and apologized for his actions. However, the person behind the mascot reportedly plans on filing a lawsuit against him.

The young center will witness more usage in the Lakers’ rotation during a very crucial stretch. He’s about to face more situations like this, where he’ll be the focus of attention. He looked non-reactive in Gibbs’ videos but someone on the Lakers’ side clearly felt they crossed the line to have them escorted out.

As for the two Knicks fans, Lambert caught the end of the game and called it a “Horrible loss” on his Instagram. To add to his woes, Gibbs turned on him, publicly mocking him for getting ejected and banned. Just another day in a Knicks’ fan’s life.

Gibbs also took another shot at the Lakers center, writing “Jackson Hayes tall for no reason” on X.