It was a wild night in the NBA, but the headlines of the evening came from those attending games, not playing in them. Russell Westbrook of the
It was a wild night in the NBA, but the headlines of the evening came from those attending games, not playing in them. Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards had to be restrained after a Philadelphia 76ers fan dumped a bucket of popcorn on his head as he exited the floor with an injury. Westbrook, who has had multiple run-ins with fans in the past, attempted to go after the fan but was held back. fan pours popcorn on Westbrook as he’s being assisted off floor with an injury pic.twitter.com/tGcn4kqRqq Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 27, 2021 “To be completely honest, this s*** is getting out of hand, especially for me,” Westbrook said according to ESPN. “The amount of disrespect, the amount of fans just doing whatever the f*** they want to do — it’s just out of pocket. There are certain things that cross the line. Any other setting…a guy were to come up on the street and pour popcorn on my head, you know what happens. “In these arenas, you got to start protecting the players. We’ll see what the NBA does.” The fan was ejected from the game during the Sixers 120-95 game two victory over the Wizards, and the Sixers organization put out a statement Thursday condemning the actions of the fan and banning him from the arena indefinitely.
