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Russell Westbrook pushes fan after Thunder's loss to Nuggets

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by tehG l i d e, Feb 2, 2018.

  1. tehG l i d e

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    Yeah I can't fault Westbrook for shoving that ******. His end-of-game defense, on the other hand...
     
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    No question the fan shouldn't be on the court, but Westbrook could receive something for this.

    Russ is hypersensitive.
     
  4. snowconeman22

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    Shows you how much NBA players flop . That dude barely budged .
     
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    I hate okc a lot. But i love Adams. Great how he comes to help russ
     
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    I wanna see how many “experts” if any, call out Westbrook on that missed switch. The reigning “MVP” there fell asleep at the wheel.
     
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  7. DirtyDizzil

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    I would of done the same thing to that fan
     
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  8. tehG l i d e

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    Just Russ being Russ according to NBA media/reddit/twitter. Harden would get absolutely demolished.
    and yeah that obnoxious fan deserved it.
     
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    stupid brick. staying under the rim while harris shooting to collect 10th reb
     
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    that's the risk you have when it's a sport that's so close to the playing area with no barrier between the fans and player.

    after a huge buzzer beating gamewinner at home i'm sure the fan was in the heat of the moment. doesn't excuse the fan tho. he should be ejected and banned from the arena.

    fan lucky russ only gave him a shove.
     
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    I saw many reputable journalists calling for his suspension over this and couldn't disagree more.
    Who knows if the fan who was probably drunk and certainly a dumbass wouldn't come up and punch the player?

    We demand of them to act like robots and want to punish them for acting like normal ppl?
    If someone came suddendly to you at your workplace while you were already pissed and angry and started screaming provocations right at your face wouldn't you at least push him away?
     
  12. Bobbythegreat

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    That guy has to learn to flop if he wants Westbrick T'd up for the shove.
     
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    Why is no one riding with fat dude? That guy probably paid 10k for those seats and can do whatever he pleases as long as he doesn't touch the players.

    If the guy punched Westbrook in the face right after the shove would he be at fault? I would love to have seen that!
     
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    Jokic trolled him in the post game interview and said he fell asleep on the play. After Russ being a dick and dragging him down I don't blame him. It pissed me off that Reggie was complaining about Russ getting hit on the way down as if how dare they call a foul. Any other player on a similar size player that would have been a flagrant.
     
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    Westbrook got rattled a little because he thought the guy was going to steal his basketball.
     
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    That's just Russ being angry Russ!

    - westbrook voters
     
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    Wow, Bobby, that was an awful attempt even for you kiddo. Westbrook should have knocked that ****** out. Figures you'd stand up for a fellow ****** dork.
     
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    Even though fan was in the wrong, that situation could have easily escalated because Westbrook physically reacted to it. The fan was just hyped up and screaming is not as if he came in a threatening position. I guess it can be interpreted as you wish. I don't think Russ deserves any penalty from the league, but he needs to have a cooler head even after a tough loss.
     
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    The fan reminds me of the one who came out of nowhere during the malice at the palace, ron artest gave that fat fan a right mean hook.
     
  20. ElPigto

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    Wasn't that Jermaine O'Neal?
     
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