The drone that crashed at the banner night Boston Celtics watch party at City Hall Plaza, injuring fans and sending one to the hospital, was being operated by a CNN employee.

The pumped up fans had gathered for the opening night game against the Knicks Tuesday night, along with musical performances and the TNT pregame, halftime and postgame shows.

Meanwhile, a CNN employee — under the same Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella with TNT — was operating a drone to get footage of the stage performance.

“(H)e flew the drone between two trees and accidentally struck a light pole causing the drone to crash,” the Boston Police report reads.

“(He) further stated he was operating the drone as an employee of Cable News Network,” the police report adds.

Two fans at the watch party were struck by the falling drone.

“Officer Bardol while assigned to the Boston Celtics watch party on City Hall Plaza, observed a low flying drone strike a light pole,” the police report reads. “After striking the light pole, Officer Bardol observed the drone then fell and struck two victims.”

One of the fans felt “significant pain on her head, neck, and left shoulder area.” She was transported to the hospital.

Another fan was “bleeding heavily from his right hand.” He was treated at the scene and declined further medical attention.

After the incident, the CNN employee presented the Boston police officer with his FAA remote operator license. Police recovered the downed drone, which was identified as a DJI Mavic 3 drone, and it was returned to the VP of tech operations for CNN.

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“Unfortunately, there was an incident involving a drone and fans attending last night’s event,” an events spokesperson for TNT Sports said in a statement.

“On-site medical and safety personnel immediately attended to the situation,” the spokesperson added. “We are currently investigating further and wish all involved well.”

TNT was already in hot water Tuesday night for its coverage — or lack thereof — of the banner raising ceremony.

TNT went to a commercial break as Banner 18 rose to the rafters at TD Garden. Just seconds after the Celtics started to lift its newest banner, TNT cut to a commercial, preventing fans not inside the Garden from watching the celebration in full.

TNT is in its last year of broadcasting the NBA after holding media rights since 1989, with the league completing an 11-year, $76-billion media rights pact with Amazon in June.

TNT parent Warner Bros. Discovery did not match the terms offered by Amazon, the league said in a statement at the time.

City Hall Plaza played host to TNT’s iconic Inside the NBA studio team of Ernie Johnson and NBA legends Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Shaquille O’Neal for pregame, halftime and postgame of Tuesday night’s season opener at the Garden.

Fans cheer during a Celtics rally on City Hall Plaza. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)
The Celtics raise their championship banner before their game against the Knicks on Oct. 22. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)