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Jonas Valanciunas tried to take a ball away Russell Westbrook. It didn’t end well

What was he thinking?

by Matt Ellentuck

Never try to take a basketball away from Russell Westbrook.

That’s a rule we thought everybody in the NBA knew. Apparently Jonas Valanciunas didn’t get the memo.

That scrap caused Steven Adams to rush over and help break up the fight. Both Valanciunas and Westbrook were given technical fouls.

I’ll repeat: Never try to take a ball away from Russ.

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