Montrezl Harrell wasn’t having it Tuesday night, writes PompeyOnSixers. The 76ers center stood up for himself after being heckled by a Charlotte fan during the 107-101 loss to the Hornets.
The 76ers center stood up for himself after being heckled by a Charlotte Hornets fan during the 1“I don’t know, man. That’s just how it goes,” Harrell said of being heckled. “It is what it is. Fans got a lot to say whether it’s in an arena, on social media or wherever it may be. People fell to realize the aspect that you’re just a fan, bro. Stay in that nature. Stay in the element.
“Don’t try to take it somewhere where it doesn’t have to go, because then when you do that now you are going to get the retaliationHe got into a shouting match with the fan in the section behind the Sixers bench after being subbed out midway through the third quarter. Security personnel approached the fan to defuse the situation. Harrell said the fan was seated near his father.
“This isn’t my first time dealing with fans, dealing with interactions,” he said. “I’m always used as that scapegoat to be a villian. I don’t care. And that goes for everybody, bro. I don’t care what you think about me. My family knows me; my kids know me. That’s all that matters to me, bro.” The center played 25 games for the Hornets last season after being acquired in a trade from the Washington Wizards. Harrell signed with the Sixers in free agency after the Hornets didn’t re-sign him. This was first game back in Charlotte
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