The Philadelphia 76ers fan who flipped off Russell Westbrook on Wednesday night, with both hands, during the Sixers' season opener vs. the Thunder has been identified. He's a doctor, and he's sorry.

From Philly.com comes the fan's identity as urologist Richard Harkaway. From Philly.com:

Harkaway's identity was first reported by Crossing Broad. Perhaps not surprisingly, his practice - Urological Consultants of Southeastern Pennsylvania - took quite a few phone calls on Thursday that had nothing to do with medical matters.

Early Thursday evening, Harkaway issued a statement accepting responsibility for his actions.

"As a part-time comedian I realize that my words and actions are sometimes inappropriate," Harkaway said in a statement to Philly.com issued by a personal representative. "In this instance, after standing up to boo and being provoked by Russell Westbrook calling attention to my being overweight, my action in response was clearly inexcusable and I am embarrassed. I sincerely apologize to my fellow Sixers fans, the Sixers organization, my colleagues and patients, and to Mr. Westbrook for my behavior."

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Harkaway claims that after heckling Westbrook, the Thunder star responded with a comment about his weight. It remains to be seen if there will be any fallout from that. Here was Westbrook's response to the situation after the game:

The lesson here, for both Harkaway and Westbrook, along with everyone else, is to keep one's hands, feet and comments to one's self. Fans believe they have the right to heckle but so often these comments go over the line. Whether it was Westbrook's alleged comment or the fan's response, the whole situation is ugly and all parties would do well to move on as quickly as possible.

Russell Westbrook had an odd incident with a fan Wednesday in Philadelphia. USATSI

No word from the Sixers regarding any potential fallout from the situation for Harkaway.

HT: Complex