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Lakers Fans Are Mad After Russell Westbrook Rejected To Join His Teammates For A Huddle: “Just Trade Him, He Doesn’t Care About This Team”

Russell Westbrook was destroyed by Lakers fans for not taking part in a defensive huddle by Patrick Beverley.

Aikansh Chaudhary
Oct 13, 2022
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Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers are all set to begin their 2022-23 NBA season on October 18, 2022. The 17-time NBA champions will be locking heads against the defending champions in the Golden State Warriors.

Fans want the Purple and Gold to build elite chemistry before the new season begins because they have made a plethora of changes to the roster ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season.

The best time to test out that chemistry was during the NBA preseason. The team just did that, but the results haven’t been good. They have played five preseason games so far but have managed to win just one game.

Their most recent defeat came at the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves. While losing a preseason game may not be a huge issue, something else from the game alarmed the fans.


Are Russell Westbrook And Patrick Beverley Not Getting Along?

When the Lakers traded for Patrick Beverley this summer, many were worried about how he would fit on the roster alongside his long-term rival Russell Westbrook. But the duo have been quite vocal about the fact that everything is good between them.

Most fans believed what Beverley and Russ said because they had no reason not to trust them. But in the Lakers’ recent defeat against the Timberwolves, Westbrook wasn’t too keen to join a defensive huddle started by Pat Bev after a foul.

It's the preseason and I don't read much into anything. But if I were to read too much into something………. pic.twitter.com/Hgcb91PNu5

— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) October 13, 2022

Considering the 2022-23 NBA season hasn’t even started yet, this clip has concerned a lot of Lakers fans. They believe Westbrook isn’t interested in continuing to play for the Lakers and is maintaining his distance from his teammates.

it was supposed to be the warriors chemistry not ours pic.twitter.com/CFCR28ZSbX

— Coach Rome (@Rome_Beast) October 13, 2022

https://twitter.com/TlMBERWOLVES/status/1580402215847489536

this is hard to judge bc he daps him up but still doesn’t come close enough to listen lol

— von (@svvave) October 13, 2022

He’s upset cuz he just picked up a foul… Not defending him at all. Hard to judge though.

— SKOL 💜 (@JetLife_CL6) October 13, 2022

These don't look like great vibes

— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) October 13, 2022

Hey Russ OFF THIS TEAM .!!! Wth is Jeanie Buss nem doing. I’m lost EVERYBODY WITH EYES can see this is not going to work.

— Twon219 (@Twon_Johnson1) October 13, 2022

He was speaking to the ref and was mad at himself about the play

— . (@OKCDieHardFan) October 13, 2022

https://twitter.com/CheDudevara/status/1580403597392478208

Russ needs to understand his position and need to buy in

— SantaAnaLAKERFAN (@EdwardTemblador) October 13, 2022

That’s what they get for putting Pat Bev and Russ on the same team nice job rob 🔥

— . (@RevengeClippers) October 13, 2022

Many fans now once again want the Lakers to trade Russell Westbrook. But many pointed out that Westbrook was talking to a referee and was simply upset with himself due to a bad play. So at first, it may seem like Russ was ignoring his teammates, but in reality, that’s not the complete truth.

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Aikansh Chaudhary is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He is always ready to publish the most interesting news, legendary throwbacks, and the hottest buzz around the NBA. A die-hard Lakers fan, Aikansh will forever uphold LeBron James as the GOAT. In his free time, you can either find him playing basketball or soccer. Expertise: NBA, Trades, ThrowbacksFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersFeatured On A.M. HoopsPrevious Work: EssentiallySports, Sportskeeda, Lake Show Life, The Sports Rush
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