"Phoenix Suns star Grant Hill had to be restrained after a fan in Chicago cursed and spit at him, the Arizona Republic reported.

The altercation occurred while Hill was leaving the floor after a tough 97-94 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.

"He said some profanity and spit in my direction," Hill told the newspaper. "I'm not going to let somebody spit at me. He knew he did wrong because he took off running.""