LeBron James and Russell Westbrook get into verbal altercation with….
During the Los Angeles Lakers‘ embarrasing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena, LeBron James got into a verbal altercation with a fan who told him to play more defense.
James was quick to ask who was the person yelling at him, and proceeded to tell the fan he knows nothing about basketball besides the ball goes inside the rim. Before getting back into the action of the game, James told the fan, “Shut your dumbass up.”
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook get into verbal altercation with….
Amid the altercation, a couple fans were showing support to King James, cheering him on despite trailing by a large margin. Another fan was heard yelling at James to kick out the disrespectful fan, referencing the timeJames got a couple kicked out of a game.
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In that same game, Trevor Ariza was sitting on the bench while yelling at a fan. Ariza called the fan a “bitch” as Stanley Johnson tried to calm him down and DeAndre Jordan watched the altercation unfold.
Russell Westbrook was also recorded screaming at a fan while sitting on the bench. Westbrook was a lot more mild-mannered than James or Ariza, simply telling the fan to go home.
Throughout the second half, Lakers fans were booing the home team, especially after turning the ball over and at the final buzzer. Lakers are currently the No. 9 seed in the Western Conference with a 27-33 record, losing nine of the last 13 games.
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It is still to be seen if the NBA will issue fines to the three players. Earlier this season, Kyrie Irving was slapped with a $25,000 fine for cursing at a fan during a game.
