The Philadelphia 76ers fan that gave Russell Westbrook two middle fingers last night during the Oklahoma City Thunder season-opener has finally spoken out on his behavior.
Originally, no one thought this guy could have had a valid reason for that kind of action, but Richard Harkaway is now claiming Westbrook provoked him.
According to Philly.com, the Sixers fan who flipped Westbrook off is a Philadelphia urologist named Dr. Richard Harkaway. And on Thursday, he used his personal Facebook page to address the situation and to claim that Westbrook was actually the one who started the confrontation on Wednesday night. Whether you choose to believe him or not, Harkaway wrote that he was simply reacting to something Westbrook said when he stuck his middle fingers up at him.
“To all my FB friends who are seeing a picture of me on the internet giving the finger to Russell Westbrook. Actually two fingers,” he wrote. “Not as simple as it seems. I love to scream at the players and anyone who has been to a game with me knows this. Part of my charm. What you may not have seen on any of the video clips is what started the whole thing, which was Russell Westbrook saying, ‘sit down f— fat boy,' when I stood up to boo….I am sometimes sensitive about my plumpness. I guess I got a little out of hand.”
Interesting.
This is just his side of the story right now. Westbrook is a fiery individual but he seemed genuinely surprised by Harkaway's behavior last night.
It's really up to the fan to decide who to believe. The incident made for some entertainment, if nothing else.
Here's a refresher on what exactly happened. And this is how Westbrook responded.
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