Clippers PG Russell Westbrook Gets Into Heated Exchange With Suns Fan

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook was caught in a verbal altercation with a Phoenix Suns fan.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns were unable to walk out of the Footprint Center with a win, losing Game 1 in 115-110 fashion to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Kawhi Leonard paced the Clippers in points with 38 while also adding five rebounds and five assists. 

However, the play of Russell Westbrook was also key in Los Angeles emerging to a 1-0 series lead. Westbrook chipped in nine points, ten rebounds and eight assists. He also tallied two steals and three blocks, the last of which sealed the game against Devin Booker with under ten seconds to go. 

Trash talk runs deep within the sports community/experience, though most of the time it's either between fans or players. Rarely do the sides intersect in that fashion, yet that was exactly the case as Westbrook was on his way to warmups after halftime (at least from the music, the time is unknown) when a Suns fans said something that caught his attention. 

Though the video doesn't catch what exactly was said from the fan, they did get Westbrook's reaction:

@wojespn Seems reasonable for a halftime fan engagement pic.twitter.com/77F82mXMDh

— Blake Christopher (@BCH66223) April 17, 2023

"Watch your mouth," said Westbrook before the fan fired back and said, "Take it like a man!" with security standing between the two. Westbrook repeated the phrase (with some spiced language) a few more times before eventually heading back out to the court. 

"Talk about it, be about it!" yelled the fan as Westbrook was walking away with another fan calling him another name. 

The Suns play host to the Clippers for Game 2 of the series on Tuesday.