I feel comfortable saying Russell Westbrook could beat your ***.
Russell Westbrook Fan Interaction
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“How it started was, a young man and his wife in the stands told me ‘to get down on my knees like you used to,’” Westbrook said in a statement after the game. “To me, that’s just completely disrespectful, to me, I think it’s racial, and I think it’s inappropriate in the sense that there’s no protection for the players… I just think there’s gotta be something done, there’s gotta be some consequences for those type of people that come to the game just to say and do whatever they want to say.”
That’s a ***** move right there-he’s now the victim!
I think that most of us would agree that in these type situations both the player and the fan(s) are wrong. But, sadly, that's where our society is at. Yell and scream at each other, protest if you don't get your way, shut down someone if you don't agree with what is said, and so on. We as a 'civilized' society are going further and further down the rat hole. This type behavior...by Westbrook or the fans...you didn't see in the 50s, 60s, etc.
Eject the fan or any fan heckling players in a profane manner. Eject any player engaging with a fan in a profane manner. Problem solved.
Maybe we should just let them come and play in empty gyms. I wonder what their salary would drop to?
He’s so sensitive. Just ignore it, that simple. Him and the kid last week, now this. That incident with the kid was comical, him throwing a fit because he pushed him, the kid had his hand already up and he fell back into him and hardly even touched him. Can’t stand him.
With all this outrage I thought he went into the stands and suplexed a fan. Turns out it was just an argument and soft people are overreacting.
Exactly.
Used to being on your knees is what supposedly justifies that response? He's a star athlete for how long? Surely he heard 100x worse
Oh and now I see he's claiming a "racial jab" also. Of course. But neither he nor his teammates mentioned that till there was blowback
The breakfast I had this morning was racist.
Seeing the fans twitter account, which is now deleted. He's a total POS. Tons of racial and homophobic rants. Fans can't just yell personal attacks at player with impunity. I'm fine with Westbrook clapping back. That fan deserved it. His interview after the game was 100% disingenuous. All ya'll just jumping on Westbrook don't know what was said. Everyone is just overreacting.
Doesn’t matter what he said. Westbrook’s getting paid millions to play basketball. He needs to be deaf to fans around him and not let something stupid piss him off like he does every other game. Besides he needs to realize everyone in that arena wants to be like him, he needs to take the higher road and ignore it. He would of forgotten about it in 5 minutes.
BS.
Buying a ticket to the game does not give you the right to scream whatever you want at the players and expect no repercussions. Would it be ideal for someone like Westbrook to ignore it? Yes, but then it would also be ideal if idiots like that fan didn't say things to specifically get a reaction from a player in the first place.
Anyone who gets their panties in a wad when a player fires back at abuse from the fans is displaying an incredibly blatant and hypocritical double standard.
Sad it took 20 posts into this before someone came with some sense. Not sure what it is about the state of Utah but their fans dont exactly have a sterling reputation as far as class. Goes for NBA and NCAA with the fiasco at Utah St last week.
And people act like RW is some monster running around kicking babies and stealing people's wives. He handled the kid touching(dont think it was a punch) pretty well IMO. Just talked calmly to the kid and explained to him it wasn't cool to touch someone. Gives his stuff away after games to kids( I know other guys do it too, but it's not something he has to do).
People expect these guys to behave like caged animals and just take whatever is thrown their way because they make a handsome living.
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Are you kidding me? You’re in an opposing arena, getting heckled is part of the game. Happened everywhere, every minute of every game and you rarely see anyone react. The times you see a reaction are just when a few certain sensitive player such as Westbrook get all butt hurt. Besides no one even knows what was said. It’s his story vs the fans.
Itd still be on tv... wouldn't matter a bit. Money comes from the TV contracts these days
I wouldn't mind a bit having him as a neighbor...that house would be quite the upgrade lol
Ummm ok. They might deserve it, but as a guy worth HUNDREDS of millions of dollars who’s paid for playing professional sports, you are READY for this. My God talk about soft man, players have dealt with this kind of sht forever. If it gets so bad that it’s worth bitching about just ignore it or have them removed. Engaging fans should not happen.
What does need to happen is a fan strike on the NBA also these whiny baby players of today have something REAL to whine about.
The NBA players today consider themselves a brotherhood, that’s why few have any loyalty whatsoever to their teams. That’s why the number one player in the world today doesn’t even have a franchise tag, he’s a team-less face. They’re all influenced by their agents.
Of course I disagree with him. Once again, these players are not victims. Fans have always been fans. Patterson is being ridiculous for pretending players aren’t protected.
Meta world peace went into the stands over someone throwing a PLASTIC CUP. Westbrook blew up an incident where a kid TOUCHED him, Patterson wants more protection from curse words, give me a freakin break. Maybe that billion dollar home they’re driving to has a therapy bar where they can cry together for being so rich and having dealing with life in any way.
Umm no. If the gym was empty game after game, jersey sales gone, and interest in general flounders, that would have a direct effect on contracts.
Total hypocrite, exactly like I expected. The exact type of idiot the poster above me was talking about, one who thinks that athletes are animals in cages who should take whatever abuse is dished out because they're paid well.
You want to boo a player, fine. If you're lucky enough to have tickets 10 feet away from where that player might be, and want to make it clear you're rooting against him, that's usually pretty OK too. But if you are 10 feet away from him and try to address him personally in any derogatory way, there is no way he doesn't have the right to look right at you and tell you to shut your fool mouth.
Totally agree. Let it go. Westbrook needs to be careful though. Threatening a man wife isn’t the smartest thing and it’s not like hes invisible. Say that stuff to the wrong person and it could escalate into something a lot worse.
“How it started was, a young man and his wife in the stands told me ‘to get down on my knees like you used to,’” Westbrook said in a statement after the game. “To me, that’s just completely disrespectful, to me, I think it’s racial, and I think it’s inappropriate in the sense that there’s no protection for the players… I just think there’s gotta be something done, there’s gotta be some consequences for those type of people that come to the game just to say and do whatever they want to say.”
Lol. These guys are such pussies. No offense I don’t mean that racist in any way. Or I mean sexist, or whatever.
Westbrook is probably lying. He’s using the race card so he’s not questioned.
Whiny baby NBA players, nothing worse.
No he’s covered. He brought his race into it. He’s smart enough to know, those guys that allow you to pretend victim won’t like you telling a woman you’ll “F her up”.
But I’m black man, come on.
This country gets more ridiculous by the day.
Everything at this point is hear say. The only thing we know what was said was Westbrook threatening a man and his wife/girlfriend. Anyone who’s played sports has been on each side, you let it go. I assuming your very sensitive and things bother you easily, which explains everything.
I know what Westbrook told us he said. Something about staying on his knees. Of course the fan is an a$$hat. But doesn't justify physical threats against him and his wife.
If you're a professional athlete, no excuse for not having a thicker skin. That's grade school level heckling
I want everyone to notice Boogie Cousins at UK or John Wall. They were met with REAL hostility on the road in the SEC. You never once saw a Cal player even dare engage a fan. Because Cal knows how this works.
It’s not that fans are always right. But they ARE the customer, so yea, to an extent they are. If it’s bad enough have them removed but telling a player to SYD is NOT bad enough.
What happened to athletes using the hate as motivation? WTH have “the Lebrons” done to professional basketball? Man I wish people would have enough of this and just abandon the league. Then we could hear how fans are responsible for Westbrook having to sell his 4th Porsche.
It’s not that fans are always right. But they ARE the customer, so yea, to an extent they are. If it’s bad enough have them removed but telling a player to SYD is NOT bad enough.
What happened to athletes using the hate as motivation? WTH have “the Lebrons” done to professional basketball? Man I wish people would have enough of this and just abandon the league. Then we could hear how fans are responsible for Westbrook having to sell his 4th Porsche.
That would mean you’re living in a pretty good neighborhood!
It would hurt owners before it hurt players...players contracts are guaranteed. You also realize a fan strike would never ever happen too I'm sure. But we can both continue to speak in hyperbole that's what social media is for anyway.
Little kid did not punch him lol
Maybe you should move to OKC and be Westbrook’s boy and both are y’all could cuss out fans together.
Exactly. None of that calls for what Westbrook did. And the fan should have called the police and made a report. Westbrook should have to answer for telling a woman he’s going to F HER UP at an NBA basketball game.
Social justice has made it to where your status doesn’t matter, your level of income doesn’t matter, they only see power in color and that’s false. Westbrook is a rich, powerful, large MAN. He shouldn’t talk to common women like that and get away with it. I’m sure the woman was scared out of her mind.
It just goes to show that behind closed doors, Westbrook has probably “handled” a few women in his own terms.
People should be ashamed of themselves for backing rich mega stars like Westbrook when he threatenes harm to a woman like that.
When I see Westbrook in Memphis I’m gonna call him a poopy face and see how far it goes.
Oh I know. But it would effect the contracts down the road for sure, players would have to prepare for it. And they’d take a massive hit.
But yea no, not gonna happen. Because people aren’t the bitches these NBA players are. They’ll just live and let live.
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And because I think a player has the right to say f...you right back at someone who's saying it to his face, I'm sensitive?
Get a frickin' dictionary, because you don't seem to understand what words mean.
And why should I be willing to believe some idiot fans' denials or minimization of what he said? Why would I assume that Westbrook is lying about it? And whether it was intended in the manner Westbrook chose to interpret or not isn't the point. The point is that if you harass someone in a personal manner when they're standing right in front of you, you can't be surprised if you get a very negative reaction. Unless you're a moron.
LOL..yeah, NBA fans are so respectful...
This picture is a great example of how pussified this country is when someone actually consideres this out of bounds during a professional game.
Good lord. Grab these people some depends and a bucket for those tears.
This is why Jordan remains the king. He would have laughed at this nonsense.
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