Tonight, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the Nets and the Cavaliers are playing, is quite a sight.

On one hand, inside we have the US "royal family" present:

... as well as the equally famous UK royals visiting from England:

Meanwhile, another King is down on the court, even if in protest:

LeBron wearing #ICantBreathe shirt ahead of tonight's game at @barclayscenter with William and Kate set to attend. pic.twitter.com/BghzRNbGW6 — Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) December 9, 2014

Meanwhile, other "protesters" have gathered outside...

... and are proceeding to engage the police.

Protesters at #BarclaysCenter got what they wanted, entering a closed mall. pic.twitter.com/Qjst7LyMmn — Stephen Nessen (@s_nessen) December 9, 2014

... as well as attempting the now traditional looting of any local retail outlets:

As for the punchline: until this moment Emergency Medical Services were waiting on standby, when this happened:

EMS responding to the Barclays Center after an NYPD officer accidentally pepper sprayed himself instead of a protestor. — PzFeed Top News (@PzFeed) December 9, 2014

Or just the right amount of comic ineptitiude to either diffuse the tense situation or to result in something far more dangerous, especially with all the celebrities already present and accounted for.

Watch what happens with the following life feed.



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