Tag: fan

Westbrook fined $25,000 over fan bust-up

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 for his part in an expletive-laden bust-up with a Utah Jazz fan, the NBA said Tuesday. A brief statement from the league’s vice-president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe confirmed Westbrook’s punishment for the incident on Monday at Utah’s Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Utah Jazz meanwhile said the fan involved in the incident had been banned for life from […]

NBA: Cousins fined $50,000 over fan rants

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $50,000 for separate altercations with fans, the NBA said Thursday. A statement from NBA executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe said the fine related to incidents on Sunday and Monday where Cousins directed “inappropriate language” at fans. On Sunday, video footage caught Cousins trading barbs with fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Pelicans scored a 105-97 victory […]

Confession of a 21st century Beatlemaniac

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 16) – Passion resonates in every Beatles song as they strive to create a name in the music scene. John, Paul, Ringo and George, lads from a seaport town in England called Liverpool showcased their love for music in creating and performing songs with melodies that rhymes with their real lives. Early 1960’s is very remarkable for the Fab Four for their budding career as musicians exploded and Beatlemania erupted not just […]