LOL @ that moron suing Westbrook. Discovery will be hilarious once the dude's entire Twitter history is entered into evidence.
NBA Superstar Russell Westbrook verbally threatens courtside fan and his wife after they shouted offensive comments at Westbrook
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That's why people should have a homegirl on speed dial. Where's Felicia "Snoop" Pearson when you need her?
If Nina Westbrook was courtside, I get the feeling she'd be willing to throw down. Make it a tornado tag match in the stands.
This is standard form for the NBA and has been since the malice at the palace. They don't joke around with this shit. Fan gets lifetime ban, Westbrook gets a slap on the wrist fine that is essentially a donation to charity. They've made it extremely clear to the players that they cannot engage fans in this manner.
At the same time, the NBA has taken care of its players and built up clout over the years on things like this. They need to make sure the security/ushers are on top of this going forward, and I expect they will improve in that regard given the changes they made after the malice
Pretty much. I'm comfortable with this outcome. Shitty fan gets banned, the NBA discipline their own, and the fine is trivial to Westbrook. If I was on the receiving end of hateful heckling, knowing I'd get a fine, I'd still feel allowed to get pissed at a fan in the stands.
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He is in my Top 5. But that's beside the point. He is a superstar.
People calling Russ thin-skinned are looking at it wrong.
He vocalizes his issues with his work environment more than others, but I am sure other players get harassed just like him and don't raise it up. By making it a larger point and standing up for himself, I hope he can force NBA and NBA teams to improve the policies and environment for all players in the league.
This makes me like him more than I did before.
He vocalizes his issues with his work environment more than others, but I am sure other players get harassed just like him and don't raise it up. By making it a larger point and standing up for himself, I hope he can force NBA and NBA teams to improve the policies and environment for all players in the league.
This makes me like him more than I did before.
The only thing I can think of is slander, since he's saying he said something different than what Russ is saying. Seems kind of quick though. Has he been fired or anything? Not sure what his damages are.
This guy is a god damn idiot. I do not think he understands his twitter posts will be used against him to show a pattern.
Holy shit at this guy suing Russ. What a dumb fucking decision. I hope Westbrook buries their asses.
Poor form for NBA to fine player but also understandable that player in this case should have reported the incident to match officials but we are all human beings and i understand the player's reaction here.
Looks like racism is alot more in the open nowadays thanks to president orange fuckwit
Looks like racism is alot more in the open nowadays thanks to president orange fuckwit
Yeah defamation. He's been doxxed on twitter, won't link the tweet here for obvious reasons but his phone number and his work's name and phone number posted. No word on if he lost his job over it, but he could have damages related to this.
Of course sounds like the organization has a bunch of video and witness evidence (enough to ban the guy at least). Considering that, his defamation suit would go right out the window as soon as that's in discovery. Can't claim defamation when you actually did the thing that someone claimed you did.
