In June 2019, Nicole Curran, the wife of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, was the target of online harassment and death threats by Beyoncé stans.[22] This was the result of a video which showed her leaning past Beyoncé to speak to Jay-Z during a Warriors game.[22] In an Instagram post, Beyoncé's publicist addressed the incident and stated, "I also want to speak here to the beautiful BeyHiVE [sic].