Republican Senator Orrin Hatch came to the defense of the Utah Jazz fans Russell Westbrook ripped after the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 6 loss in Utah.
"I'm sure that he sometimes can take things the wrong way, too," Hatch told Josh Peterof USA Today. "I have no doubt that some people can act improperly, but I also have no doubt that the vast majority of Utah fans are pretty decent people."
Westbrook, who on two different occasions during Game 6 yelled at Utah fans sitting near the exit tunnel and swiped at one fan's phone who was recording him after the game, did not speak highly of the Jazz faithful after Friday's 96-91 loss.