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NBA Star Russell Westbrook Jaws With MN Timberwolves Fan, Video Shows
Things got heated on the court between Los Angeles Clippers' Russell Westbrook and a Minnesota Timberwolves fan before Sunday's game.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Things got heated on the court between the Los Angeles Clippers' Russell Westbrook and a Minnesota Timberwolves fan before Sunday's game at the Target Center.
During warm-ups, the former NBA MVP winner and perennial All-Star confronted a heckler wearing a Timberwolves jersey, telling him: "Sit your a-- down," as seen and heard in a video posted by TikTok user @nagashiajackson.
Westbrook then signaled for the fan to come over to him, saying, "Come here," and "I can’t hear you. Come over here."
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The fan came over, and the two continued to jaw at each other until a security guard separated them.
"All right. Better sit your a-- down," Westbrook said. "I ain’t the one. I’m not the one." Westbrook walked away but appeared frustrated and continued to stare daggers at the fan. The Clippers lost to the first-place Wolves, 109 to 105.
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Sunday was not the first time Westbrook has gotten into it with a Timberwolves fan. In 2022, a Minnesota fan called him "Westbrick," a reference to his shooting percentage that season.
Westbrook confronted the fan until he used the point guard's correct name.
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