Spurs fan finds Zaza Pachulia in California, shoots him the finger in photo

Arthur Cervantes, a lone Spurs fan living in San Jose, who posed as a fan beside Pachulia then sneakily shot him the finger. See the uncensored photo in the next slide. Arthur Cervantes, a lone Spurs fan living in San Jose, who posed as a fan beside Pachulia then sneakily shot him the finger. See the uncensored photo in the next slide. Photo: Courtesy, Arthur Cervantes Photo: Courtesy, Arthur Cervantes Image 1 of / 30 Caption Close Spurs fan finds Zaza Pachulia in California, shoots him the finger in photo 1 / 30 Back to Gallery

If Zaza Pachulia thought two months and 1,700 miles would separate him from Spurs fan hatred, he was gravely mistaken.

Pachulia, a Golden State Warrior and arguably the most-hated man in San Antonio, was in the safety of his home state on Monday at the San Jose Earthquakes soccer game at Avaya Stadium when he was approached by a Spurs fan.

Pachulia had avoided the wrath of another stadium — the AT&T Center — in May after many believed he intentionally slid his foot under Spurs star Kawhi Leonard, causing a season-ending ankle sprain. Pachulia later suffered a heel contusion and did not suit up for games in San Antonio.

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Enter Arthur Cervantes, a lone Spurs fan living in San Jose. He spotted the basketball player and posed beside him for a fan photo while sneakily giving him the bird.

"He didn't notice or else I'm sure he would have been upset," the 26-year-old told mySA.com.

He said friends "expected" him to pull that kind of stunt considering there "aren't many" Spurs fans in San Jose.

Cervantos shared the photo on social media where he said he's received a lot of praise from his fellow Spurs fans.

"Most found it pretty funny," he said. "Only my sister, who is a die hard Warriors fan, did not approve of my picture."

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Of course, Pachulia and his team went on to win the championship and, like most basketball fans, Cervantes is still wondering "what if?"

"The league got robbed from what would have been the best series," he said. "But I do believe after Kawhi's injury, the Spurs' mentality changed, which did affect the outcome of the series."

Regardless of the 2016-2017 NBA season outcome, Cervantes is a Spurs fan through and through.

"I just really like the Spurs," he said. "I was born and raise in the Bay Area. So I do get a lot of odd looks when I mention my favorite team."

See the censored and uncensored version of the photo in the gallery above.

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