Staples Center Knife Incident
A steak knife-wielding man held police and security guards at bay for nearly an hour at the Staples Center in a bizarre scene that played out just before the Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 18th.
The man entered the venue through an employee entrance. Security officers tried to block him, but the man was brandishing the blade. The man ran to the arena floor, where he was met by 25 security staffers who surrounded him until police arrived. It is unknown what the person wanted, but he was talking gibberish and the standoff lasted around one hour before he was arrested when making a move towards a vomitory.