NBA Playoffs: Lakers' LeBron James Tweets About 76ers Fan Pouring Popcorn on Wizards' Russell Westbrook

LeBron James sent out a Tweet about the incident with Russell Westbrook and a 76ers fan.

The Los Angeles Lakers had the night off on Wednesday evening. LeBron James sent out a Tweet about the incident with Russell Westbrook and a 76ers fan (video can be seen of popcorn being poured on Westbrook from Bleacher Report below).

Russ got heated after a fan threw popcorn at him pic.twitter.com/XyMRUxUVwc

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 27, 2021

James' Tweet can be seen in a post below from his official Twitter account.

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By the way WE AS THE PLAYERS wanna see who threw that popcorn on Russ while he was leaving the game tonight with a injury!! There’s cameras all over arenas so there’s no excuse! Cause if the 👟 was on the other 🦶🏾.🎥 #ProtectOurPlayers

— LeBron James (@KingJames) May 27, 2021

"In these arenas, you gotta start protecting the players," Westbrook said after the game on Wednesday night via ESPN posted below.

Russell Westbrook had this to say after a fan in Philadelphia poured popcorn on his head while leaving the court with an ankle injury ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/MzO58QYjtR

— ESPN (@espn) May 27, 2021

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