The Knicks said they banned a fan for spitting on Atlanta guard Trae Young, and the 76ers banned the fan who threw popcorn on Washington guard Russell Westbrook. Both incidents occurred Wednesday night.
“We investigated the matter and determined that this patron, who is not a season ticket holder, did indeed spit on Trae Young, and for that reason, he is now banned from the Garden indefinitely,” the Knicks said. “We apologize to Trae and the entire Atlanta Hawks organization for this fan’s behavior.”
The 76ers went further, since the fan involved in the Westbrook incident was a season ticket holder. Those tickets have been revoked, and he was also banned from all events at their arena.
Russell Westbrook Has Another Run-In With Fan, LeBron James Defends Wizards Star
05/27/21 AT 10:21 AM
Another fan crossed the line in an altercation with Russell Westbrook, this time dumping popcorn on the Washington Wizards guard as he headed to the locker room with an injury in Philadelphia. The fan was ejected from the game.
“To be completely honest, this (expletive) is getting out of hand, especially for me. The amount of disrespect, the amount of fans just doing whatever the (expletive) they want to do it’s just out of pocket,” Westbrook told reporters Wednesday night after the Philadelphia 76ers beat Washington 120-95.
Update: Russell Westbrook Addresses 76ers Fan Dumping Popcorn on Him
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Russell Westbrook spoke post-game about a fan pouring popcorn on his head as he left with an injury. pic.twitter.com/qHZzcQ95R4 Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) May 27, 2021
Update 05/27/2021 1:44am:
While speaking with the media after the Sixers fan dumped popcorn on him in the tunnel, Russell Westbrook said this sh t is getting out of hand.
“Just, the amount of disrespect… fans doing whatever the f k they wanna do. It’s out of pocket, man. It’s out of pocket.”
In a statement issued after the game, Valerie Camillo, President of Business Operations for the Wells Fargo Center, condemned the fan that threw the popcorn on Westbrook. “This was classless, unacceptable behavior, and we’re not going to tolerate it at Wells Fargo Center,” Camillo wrote. “We’re proud to have the most passionate fans in the country and the best home-court and home-ice a
Russell Westbrook is fed up. A fan dumped popcorn on the Washington Wizards star as he was limping off the court Wednesday night after injuring his ankle in Philadelphia, reports.