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Tuesday's Mashup: Bill Russell flips off Charles Barkley at NBA Awards show

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Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome to Tuesday's Morning Mashup. For the latest news, start at our WEEI.com home page or click here for the top stories from our news wire.

TUESDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Washington at Tampa Bay, 12 p.m. (MLB Network)MLB: Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m. (FS1)MLB: LA Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m. (NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7)MLB: Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers, 10:10 (ESPN)WNBA: Connecticut at Washington, 7 p.m. (NBCSB)


AROUND THE WEB:

-- Bill Russell stole the show during TNT's broadcast of the NBA Awards on Monday night when he flipped off Charles Barkley as Barkley was presenting an award.

Did Bill Russell just... pic.twitter.com/gsddR4rfH3

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 26, 2018

Before presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Oscar Robertson, Barkley thanked other NBA legends, including Russell. The camera then panned to Russell, who had a message for Barkley.

Bill Russell giving the middle finger to Charles Barkley -- pic.twitter.com/HyO3MbDC3C

NBA@SneakerReporter (@NBA_SR) June 26, 2018

The 11-time champion tweeted an explanation for his action later that night.

Sorry everyone, I forgot it was live TV & I can't help myself whenever I see Charles it just is pure instinct. @NBAonTNT @NBA #birdman    #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/0zQLvWhuKi

— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) June 26, 2018

-- Mike Francesa is now a Hall-of-Famer.

The long-time radio host has been elected into the Radio Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday.

"Induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame is an incredible honor," Francesa tweeted after the announcement. "Thanks to the listeners, first and foremost, the H o F Committee and everybody through the years at The FAN. November 15th in New York City will be a great night!"

Francesa is a two-time Marconi Award winner, a member of the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and has been a New York sports radio host for almost 30 years, with a slight break between last December and last month.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I'm not going to say that yet. We haven't gone through all 45 pages." -- Chris Curtis, when Gerry Callahan asked him if his trip to the Lawrence courthouse was a waste of time