The 76ers fan who flipped off Thunder star Russell Westbrook during Wednesday's NBA season opener in Philadelphia has offered an explanation for why he did it.
Philadelphia urologist Dr. Richard Harkaway wrote in a private Facebook post Thursday that Westbrook first called him names, which resulted in the double-bird response.
“To all my FB friends who are seeing a picture of me on the Internet giving the finger to Russell Westbrook. Actually two fingers,’’ Harkaway wrote, via the New York Post . “Not as simple as it seems. I love to scream at the players and anyone who has been to a game with me knows this.