Gabrielle Union banned from sitting courtside by beau Dwyane Wade

Washington, Apr 21 (ANI): Gabrielle Union's girlfriend Dwyane Wade is arguably his biggest fan, but sometimes it gets her into trouble.

The 39-year-old actress is prohibited from sitting courtside while cheering on her Miami Heat beau.

"That got killed when I became too vocal," Us magazine quoted Union as saying on a TV show on Wednesday.

"He was like, 'We're going to need you to sit a few rows back because I can hear you.'

"I'm like a dance mom: 'Plie! Plie!'" she explained.

"I've become like Bobby Knight and like the Great Santini-it's bad. I scream 'brick!' and 'air ball!'" she said.

When the host joked that she didn't sound very supportive of her basketball player boyfriend, Union defended herself vehemently.

"Who's going to tell him if not me? I heckle other players on opposing teams," she said.

Union then exemplified: "There's a gentleman, who shall remain nameless, who was a little overweight, and I did yell out his name and 'Your Spanx are showing!' He looked at me-because I time it perfectly for maximum effect-and he looked hurt. Then I felt like an awful bully."

Athletes aren't Union's only targets.

The actress, who's been dating Wade, 30, for nearly three years, said that she recently shouted at ref Dick Bavetta, 72.

"He hadn't blown his whistle the whole game,I said, 'You'll get your Viagra if you just make a call!" she added. (ANI)