Russell Westbrook snaps at Jazz fans twice in Game 6, rips them after OKC loss

Tom Gatto

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Russell Westbrook snaps at Jazz fans twice in Game 6, rips them after OKC loss image

A frustrated Russell Westbrook says he has had enough of "disrespectful" Jazz fans in Utah.

Westbrook, the Thunder's do-everything point guard, confronted spectators after each half of Oklahoma City's season-ending Game 6 playoff loss Friday night in Salt Lake City. In the second incident, Westbrook appeared to slap at a camera being held by a fan who had leaned over a railing to film him walking to the locker room.

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After the game, Westbrook said Jazz rooters have been "disrespectful" throughout the Western Conference playoff series and that something needs to be done in response. (WARNING: Obscene language included in the video below.)

One of the hecklers during the series included U.S. Senate candidate (and 2012 Republican presidential nominee) Mitt Romney, who wanted to let know how many fouls Westbrook had in an earlier game.

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.