Russell Westbrook has perfect reaction after belligerent NBA fan flips him off

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Russell Westbrook has perfect reaction after belligerent NBA fan flips him off
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Ah, the City of Brotherly Love.

Russell Westbrook's Oklahoma City Thunder took on the Philadelphia 76ers in Philly on Wednesday night to open the NBA season for both teams — but it was a fan's belligerent double bird that stole the show in the first half.

After Westbook completed an acrobatic layup while being fouled, one Philly fan got aggro and flipped him off with both hands while yelling two words that we're sure you can guess. (Here's a hint anyway: They rhyme with "duck flew.")


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Better still was Westbrook's pitch-perfect "who is this guy" reaction.

The fan was escorted out soon after, per ESPN's Royce Young.

Those seats must've been expensive —hope it was worth it, dude!

Meanwhile, Westbrook went off for 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Thunder over Philly.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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