Watch: Fan dumps popcorn on Russell Westbrook as he walks off injured

Watch: Fan dumps popcorn on Russell Westbrook as he walks off injured

Russell Westbrook angry on fan After he dumps popcorn

It is safe to say that Russell Westbrook has been the backbone for Washington Wizards since joining them ahead of the NBA 2021 season. Managing to lead the team into the playoffs, Wizards face a tough and resilient Philadelphia 76ers, with whom Westbrook has had quite a tiff in the past as well. 

Westbrook and Joel Embiid have also been involved in several altercations over the years but in the most recent encounter Westbrook walked off the court injured, after hurting his right ankle when a 76ers’ fan decided to cross all limits and throw popcorn on Russell Westbrook, the Wizards’ marquee was left devastated with this incident. 

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“To be completely honest, this s— is getting out of hand, especially for me. The amount of disrespect, the number of fans just doing whatever the f— they want to do — it’s just out of pocket,” Westbrook said as per ESPN. “There are certain things that cross the line. Any other setting … a guy was to come up on the street and pour popcorn on my head, you know what happens. 

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Valerie Camillo, president of business operations for the Wells Fargo Center, released a statement shortly after the game that read: “This was classless, unacceptable behavior, and we’re not going to tolerate it at Wells Fargo Center. We’re proud to have the most passionate fans in the country and the best home-court and home-ice advantage around, but this type of behavior has no place in our arena.” 

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“For me, there are a lot of incidents where fans, they say whatever, and the consequences for me are a lot more instrumental than to the fans in the stands because they feel they are untouchable,” Westbrook added. “To get food thrown on top of me, it’s just bulls—. 

“Obviously, I have learned to look the other way. But to a certain extent, you can’t just keep looking the other way. There has to be some penalties or something to put in place where fans just can’t come to the games and do and say as they please.” 

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