It was Orlando in the dying days of January and Russell Westbrook was talking to a fan. It was civil, a far cry from the events of this week, and the 18-hour battle of "his word against mine" which waged from Salt Lake City to Oklahoma City.
On Jan. 29, as he’s accustomed to doing, Westbrook was standing at the end of the Thunder bench, knees wrapped in ice. A woman sitting a few rows behind the bench yelled. "Sit down Westbrook so I can see the game."
Said Westbrook: "This ain’t no show. Just watch the game.