Reporter who was stiff-armed fan at Stanley Cup Finals has since received ‘hate messages’
Stiff-armed Stanley Cup Finals reporter receives ‘hate messages’ since viral moment while another journalist labels comments as ‘heterocriminal’
- Samantha Rivera managed to send away an unwanted guest in her stand-up
- After the viral moment, the Miami reporter received a lot of praise
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CBS News Miami reporter Samantha Rivera has revealed she has received death threats in the wake of stiff-arming a fan who tried to get in her shot on a live broadcast.
Rivera, in particular the video that surfaced online, went viral last week after she shut out the fan who tried to disrupt her live standup report after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
While receiving praise from her contemporaries and others, some have taken a different approach to Rivera’s quick responses.
“I’ve been getting a deluge of hate messages/comments over the past few days,” she tweeted Monday night.
“And I’d like to ask those people if now might be a good time for you to move out of your mother’s basement? Stay blessed.’
Miami sports reporter Samantha Rivera stiffly armed an unruly fan from her shot after G2
Rivera has since revealed that she has received “hate messages” despite trying to do her job
The Vegas Golden Knights are looking to wrap up the NHL Stanley Cup Finals in NV tonight
She later retweeted a quote tweet from fellow journalist Willie G Ramirez, who labeled Rivera’s treatment as “straight criminal.”
“Just spent 15 minutes catching up with @JSamanthaRivera and to hear that she has been receiving death threats is downright criminal.
“Take what you want out of context, but threatening someone’s life with a tweet that came right after an emotional situation is ridiculous.”
On June 5, the rowdy Vegas fan tried to get into her report — only for Rivera to keep him at bay.
“No, no, no, that’s not the kind of fan you want to be,” Rivera said, pushing him away—without ever breaking eye contact with the camera.
After the incident, Rivera posted about the fan outburst.
“Listen, I don’t care what team you advocate for – get the fuck out of my face when I’m working and respect that I’m here to do my job.”
Rivera has continued to do so, covering Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals live as the Golden Knights look to close out the series and claim the NHL’s ultimate prize.