Beyonce’s icy courtside demeanour at Game 3 of the NBA finals has gone viral after a woman leaned over to have a chat with her husband Jay Z.
A short clip sees the singer, 37, doing her best to enjoy the sporting match, however consistently finds herself disrupted as Nicole Curran – the wife of Golden State Warriors’ owner Joe Lacob – cuts across her to indulge in a chat with the rapper.
The Crazy In Love hitmaker’s fuming reaction – which sees her smile turn to a frown as she patiently waits for the conversation to be over – has quickly gone viral and spawned a series of meme’s likening Nicole to ‘Becky with the good hair.’
Not happy! Beyonce’s icy courtside demeanour at Game 3 of the NBA finals has gone viral after a woman leaned over to have a chat with her husband Jay Z
Beyonce is seen sitting in the middle of Jay and Nicole, and becomes increasingly frustrated as the pair hover over her to enjoy a giggly chat.
Doing her best to smile and wave at onlookers, the stunning star cannot seem to hold back her annoyance any longer as she waits for the pair of finish chatting before giving Nicole a slight shove at the end.
The moment was caught on camera, with Twitter fans quickly jumping to her defence with a series of hilarious memes and tweets.
‘I would leave the earth if Beyonce looked this ready to smack me.’
‘I swear Beyonce looked like she was bout to snatch a b**** up during #Game3.’
Mood: A short clip sees the singer, 37, doing her best to enjoy the match, however consistently finds herself disrupted as Nicole Curran cuts across her to indulge in a chat with the rapper
Over here! Nicole was persistent in trying to capture Jay’s attention, much to the dismay of Beyonce
‘She is so annoyed!’ The Crazy In Love hitmaker’s fuming reaction – which sees her smile turn to a frown as she patiently waits for the conversation to be over – has quickly gone viral
‘How you hover over Beyoncé like that is she crazy???’
‘Who’s the b**** annoying Beyoncé?!’ and ‘Beyonce is about to kill this woman.’
‘Can you imagine sitting next to Beyoncé.. and not trying to talk to BEYONCÉ instead?’
‘Beyoncé shoving her a** over at the end is the level of petty we deserve from our queen.’
Annoyed: Beyonce is seen sitting in the middle of Jay and Nicole, and becomes increasingly frustrated as the pair hover over her to enjoy a giggly chat
The show must go on: Doing her best to smile and wave at onlookers, the stunning star cannot seem to hold back her annoyance any longer as she waits for the pair of finish chatting
Marking her territory: Beyonce becomes so irritated that she appears to give Nicole a slight shove at the end of the clip
In November of 2017, Jay admitted that he cheated on Beyonce following the singer’s 2016 album Lemonade, in which she sang about him straying with ‘Becky with the good hair.’
And fans were quick to reference the cheating scandal as they poked fun of her courtside mood:
‘Beyonce: “This Becky with the good hair bout to get her wig split”.
‘Somebody betta tell Becky she betta BACK UP OFF BEY! #NBAFinals.’
Infidelity: In November 2017, Jay admitted that he cheated on Beyonce following the singer’s 2016 album Lemonade, in which she sang about him straying with ‘Becky with the good hair’
‘Stop touching her Becky!’ Fans were quick to reference the cheating scandal as they poked fun of her courtside mood
‘Beyoncé is clearly not playing with Becky, she even shoved her at the end.. lmao.’
‘Beyoncé just posted a fire selfie and cropped Becky out of her picture & video. I’m living. Goodnight to everyone except women who lean over the gf/wife to talk to the bf/husband.’
‘Beyonce is annoyed stop touching her becky.’
‘I fear for the safety of the woman next to @beyonce. Bey’s face: “LOORT! Becky you lucky these cameras on us right now!” #NBAFinals #BeyHive.’
Meanwhile, other fans leapt to the defence of Nicole, highlighting her friendly nature, and claiming the whole situation was innocent.
‘Nicole Curran, Joe Lacob’s partner. She owns the team! She’s just being too friendly.’
Connections: Nicole is wife of Golden State Warriors’ billionaire owner, Joe Lacob
Going for gold! Nicole certainly made an eye-catching statement for the game, as she slipped onto a pair of dazzling sequin thigh-high boots
Humble beginnings: Nicole previously worked as a high school teacher before switching to the wine business, where she met Joe
Couples: Nicole also enjoyed a long conversation with her husband who was sitting on her other side
The Beyhive: Nicole’s Instagram account has been scattered with bee emojis in support of their icon
‘Just being friendly!’ Other fans leapt to the defence of Nicole, highlighting her friendly nature, and claiming the whole situation was innocent
‘Help and support each other’: Following the beyhive backlash, Nicole shared a defiant front row snap from the game alongside Beyonce
‘Oh. Shoot. I think it’s Nicole Curran. Wife of Warriors owner. She’s really nice..I bet she’s embarrassed right now. Expect apology in 4,3,2…’
‘Nicole Curran is the wife of one of the owners of Golden State Warriors Joe Lacob. The guy she’s sitting next to. He’s an über billionaire.’
Following the backlash on her Instagram account, Nicole shared a defiant snap alongside Beyonce where she encouraged everyone to ‘help and support each other.’
She has since switched off her comments on Instagram.
Front row glam: Nicole is known for her fancy footwear (L) and eye for gold (R) during NBA games
Top position: Nicole currently serves as President on the Board of Directors for The Warriors Community Foundation
Nicole previously worked as a high school teacher before switching to the wine business, where she met Joe.
She is known for her sensational head-turning style displays at NBA games and serves as President on the Board of Directors for The Warriors Community Foundation.
Meanwhile, things started pleasantly enough as Beyonce shared a number snaps on Wednesday night after the game, which were likely taken before the contest.
The famous couple were in very high spirits as they watched the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.
Beauty: Things started pleasantly enough as Beyonce shared a number snaps on Wednesday night after the game, which were likely taken before the contest
Finals look: Bey was wearing an elegant brown ensemble, including a brown v-neck top, a tight brown wrap skirt and nude heels
Bey was wearing an elegant brown ensemble, including a brown v-neck top, a tight brown wrap skirt and nude heels.
She added a splash of colour with a unique green purse, which is featured in a close-up shot of her legs.
Beyonce completed her look with a unique brown trench coat that had silver metal holes punched in all through the coat.
Beyonce recently took inspiration for her upcoming live-action adaptation of The Lion King at Tina Lawson’s wearable Art Gala.
Green with envy: The icon added a splash of colour with a unique green purse, which is featured in a close-up shot of her legs
The singer, who portrays Nala in the upcoming Disney feature film, hitting theatres July 19, wore golden ensemble with a lion face on the chest and feathers.
Her daughter Blue Ivy donned a yellow dress with traditional African bead work in an incredible homage to Disney’s The Lion King.
Beyonce makes her return to the big screen for the first time in six years with The Lion King, since voicing Queen Tara in the animated film Epic.
The iconic singer voices Nala, the best friend of Simba, who is voiced by Donald Glover in director Jon Favreau’s adaptation of the 1994 animated classic.
Return to film: Beyonce makes her return to the big screen for the first time in six years with The Lion King, since voicing Queen Tara in the animated film Epic
James Earl Jones returns to voice Mufasa in this adaptation, with a voice cast that includes Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar and Billy Eichner as Timon.
The singer is also coming off her iconic Netflix documentary Homecoming, which explored her iconic 2018 Coachella performance.
It was reported after Homecoming dropped that Bey’s deal with Netflix is worth a whopping $60 million, for three projects, the first of which is Homecoming.
No details for the other two projects as part of Beyonce’s deal were given at this time.
Iconic: The singer is also coming off her iconic Netflix documentary Homecoming, which explored her iconic 2018 Coachella performance