Russell Westbrook shoved Mavericks players who interrupted his pregame dance
Russell Westbrook is one of the game's most intense players, and evidently, he takes his pregame routine just as seriously as his on-court performance.
In advance of Monday's Game 2 between the Thunder and the Mavericks, Westbrook and Cameron Payne were doing what they always do, which is dancing together in front of the scorer's table to get hyped for the evening's event.
Charlie Villanueva decided to wander between the two of them, and Westbrook made it clear that his presence wasn't welcome by shoving him out of the way. Westbrook then shoved a second Mavericks player who dared to get too close.
Charlie Villanueva tried to get in the way of Russell Westbrook and Cameron Payne's pregame routine: pic.twitter.com/7zhvasINPP
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) April 19, 2016
The Thunder won Game 1 of this series by 38 points. We'll see what happens in this one, but the fact that the guys on the Dallas side didn't bother to fight back isn't a great sign for the Mavericks' chances.