Eddie Gonzalez of FanDuel was close to the fan altercation at Clippers-Suns and said the fan called Westbrook “Westbrick,” a popular taunt that has rankled the 2017 NBA MVP in the past. Fan then said “take it like a man”
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You know what to chant Suns fans. I wanna see a whole stadium get kicked out.
Lmaoooo so much for r/NBA insisting the fan probably crossed the line. Of course it’s Westbrook being soft and overreacting to “Westbrick” nickname
Edit: Look at this [thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/12p0n66/russell_westbrook_to_a_suns_fan_watch_your_mouth) lmao. People calling him inbred, a bad father, entitled, etc. All to defend Westbrook overreacting and entering a fans area because he heard “Westbrick”. Celebrity worship is insane.
he was Westbrick for 85% of the game tbf
That is such a tame insult.
Dude shot 3/19. Westbrick is an accurate nickname
Guys lucky Westbrook didn’t show him his nipple
I’ll be honest, at this point it is just kinda funny. Like I hope this is just now a trait of Westbrook, that the minute he hears Westbrick the red mist takes over.
Where did he cross the line? Are fans not allowed to boo and taunt players?
I was thinking mf started talking about his family or got racial. All this over “westbrick”? He was literally 3/19 from the field
Playoff basketball baby. Suns fans should be chanting Westbrick all game.
This is a great way to get the entire arena to chant “Westbrick” in every game going forward
Ngl westbrick is like the tamest insult ever
Russell is a sensitive dude. I think it should be safe to say that now. Very passionate and very sensitive. It’s probably an important part of what makes him great and maddening at the same time.
Im pretty sure this is the “money guy” we see here in PHX. He is usually associated with extreme bad luck and is a garbage fan. So the fact he just mouthed off Westbrook after his insane defensive performance is the equivalent of opening Pandora’s box.
Outside the context of a game I have no problem with Russ reacting to it. Heckling is somewhat part of the game experience when you play in front of fans. No one should have to take shit from random strangers once they’ve left the court. Especially from a douchebag with man titties who knows the pro has a lot more to lose.
Seriously at this point Westbrook has to be held accountable for these altercations. The term “Westbrick” is not enough to escalate these incidents the way Westbrook is escalating them.
People make fun of KD for being on Twitter, or Joel for talking about the MVP, but honestly this is the softest shit in sports and it keeps happening. I mean if you call Harden a choker should you be escorted from the building? If you yell at Giannis and tell him he’s charging all game should they have you removed? Is it just the cleverness of the nickname that we’re legislating? Should the kids in Denver that had the “missing” sign for Embiid have been banned from the arena?
This is complete and utter bullshit and I just fucking *knew* this is all that the dude said. I’m sorry if one dude says “Westbrick” and the other drops an F bomb on him in front of his kid then I know who the problem is.
If Russ was smart he’d embrace it. He could make bank off merch fr.
Grow a thicker skin, Russ. Just imagine what football players have to deal with. “Westbrick” is just a kindergarten level insult, definitely not something you get in an argument with fans or kick them out of the arena.
Wait so Westbrook followed this guy to the fans lounge and started yelling at him cuz he called him westbrick??
I still don’t understand why Westbrook’s coming at him with his midriff exposed, holding his dick like he’s gonna whip it out and beat the man to death with it.
Westbrick is totally fair game as a taunt. It’s not at all racial or biased, it doesn’t bring family into it and it is just commenting on his basketball abilities. Time to just tune this out.
Russ is a fucking baby getting that mad over a school yard chirp.
Also quite funny how everyone is always like “fans wouldn’t say shit face to face” and this dude seemingly did just that lmao.
It’s the same asshole who was holding money up a couple years ago. We don’t like him either, he’s cringey and embarrassing. I’m not advocating violence, but we wouldn’t mind seeing him get his ass kicked.
He had no problem dissing kd with the cupcake stuff years ago, yet can’t even take a joke lol
Any chirp that isn’t racially or sexual orientation based is fair game.
Normally I’d agree and just kinda be in the “You can’t control what other people say about you” camp, but these fans know they can say whatever they want to these athletes and there won’t be many consequences.
If I ever happen to be within shouting distance of him I will be going all in for that lawsuit settlement money.
ON MY FAMILIES NAME I WILL AVENGE THEE
You’re in the nba and you shoot 3/19. The shoe fits Russ, wear it like a man.
I hope someone on the suns calls him westbrick when he’s at the line. Just to see his reaction
Bit weird to be doing it outside the game. You taunt players all you want when the play is going on, but if you’re just in a lobby during halftime, refilling your extra large beer, getting your second half jumbo burrito, it is a bit weird to start name calling a player who’s just passing through. And to do it in front of your child sets a poor example.
Larry Bird would’ve made Westbrook suicidal with his trash talking.
I want Dinshittie Island to get as mad when people call him it too lmao
I mean it’s a little ridiculous he’s still being called this when not in the game. I get shitting on him during the game that’s fair game but if someone shouts at me that i’m terrible at my job randomly i’m gonna get a little mad at them lol
Gotta love the people in here comparing ‘Westbrick’ to some poor kid in Elementary school being bullied over his name. This is a man who has gotten along being extremely cocky, egotistical, and disrespectful his whole career and now that the tables have turned so drastically that he’s not just washed, but refuses to accept he’s washed and is out there laying bricks on a nightly basis all the while being paid the highest salary in the NBA he’s too “sensitive” to take it? Please.
I’m baffled people are here still defending westbrook. The dude is giant baby, that is one of the most tame taunts there is and you’d think he was called a slur by his reaction. He needs to grow up
this is how you encourage entire arenas to chant “westbrick”
Westbrick
Dude needs to learn to just laugh at commoners and remind them they’re fat pieces of shit.
If true that’s a wildly soft thing to challenge a man to a fight over lmao
You can tell he’s never been bullied in school. If you let them know it offends you, they’ll never stop!
I would feel bad for him if he didn’t talk so much shit himself lol
I actually stick with Russ on this one. I would not be chuckling and brushing it off if someone was turning my family name into a joke, regardless of how badly I’m playing on the court.
Some people take their family name very seriously and are proud of it, so if a fan starts turning it into a joke, I would probably have them thrown out as well, just because I can.