The NBA is investigating Russell Westbrook’s exchange with a Suns fan during Sunday’s game, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. More details:
on Monday. TNT’s Chris Haynes first reported the news. Here’s what you need to know:
Video emerged on social media Sunday night that appeared to show Westbrook having a verbal confrontation with a fan in the club area used by some players and coaches as a pathway from the locker room to the court at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. In the video, Westbrook and a fan wearing Suns gear exchange words in the club room, with Westbrook saying, “Watch your mouth, motherf—er” as someone who appeared to be a security guard stood between them. Westbrook repeated “watch your mouth” to the fan before exiting toward the court.defeated the Suns 115-110 on Sunday in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series, with Westbrook scoring nine points, eight assists and 10 rebounds.
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