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They threw popcorn at him when he went to the locker room and he exploded with fury: the action against Russell Westbrook that outraged the NBA

* Russell Westbrook’s explosive reaction

Little by little the fans are returning to the stadiums of the different sports in the countries that managed to vaccinate a large part of their population. USA advanced in this area and NBA playoffs they are being disputed with fans in each of the arenas. Consequently, conflicts between players and spectators returned: Russell Westbrook, player of the Washington Wizards, He was taunted by a bystander and exploded in anger.

The point guard was on his way to the locker room after twist ankle during the second game of the series against the Philadelphia 76ers Y A fan threw popcorn at him when he was at the mouth of the tunnel. The basketball player turned to face the aggressor but several collaborators of the franchise in the capital held him back so that the conflict does not pass to greater.

“To be honest, this shit is getting out of hand. Especially for me. The amount of disrespect, the fans doing what they are sung to is something out of control. There are specific things that cross the line like for example a guy who throws popcorn at my head “Westbrook angrily recounted at the press conference after the game that ended in a 120-95 loss to the Sixers.

The 76ers won 120-95 and settled 2-0 in the series (Photo: USA TODAY Sports)

And he added in this regard: “In these arenas they have to start protecting the players. We’ll see what the NBA does ”. Your teammate and star Bradley Beal called the incident “disgusting” and asked that the individual who caused the problem be permanently expelled from the Wells Fargo Center. added to being banned from any NBA stadium.

Valerie Camillo, president of operations of the sports venue where the altercation occurred, published a statement after the meeting: “This was something out of class, unacceptable behavior and we will not tolerate it. We are proud to have the most passionate fans in the country but this type of action has no place in our arena ”.

On Thursday afternoon, Philadelphia made the decision official. “Following an investigation into last night’s match incident, We decide that the person involved will have their subscription canceled immediately. You are prohibited from entering any event held at the Wells Fargo Center. We apologize to Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards for being involved in this disrespect. People like that have no place in our arena “, communicated the franchise.

On the other hand, the one who came to the defense of Russell Westbrook was LeBron James, the star of Los Angeles Lakers. “By the way, we as players want to see who threw the popcorn at Russ as he left the game tonight with an injury. There are cameras in every stadium so there is no excuse! Because if the shoe was on the other foot … “, he wrote on his social networks.

Waiting for a sanction, the series moves for games 3 and 4 to Washington where the Wizards will be home. With the presence of Westbrook incognito by his ankle injury, those of the capital will have to raise the level if they do not want to be swept by the 76ers in the first round of the Playoffs.

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