Russell Westbrook Shocks Fans After Exiting Lakers Preseason Game Against The Kings With A Hamstring Injury: “This Season Is Cursed.”

Russell Westbrook exits the Lakers' preseason game against the Sacramento Kings with a hamstring injury.

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Russell Westbrook has had a rough couple of days. While he has been criticized an awful lot over the last year for what he did on the court, he came under fire for what he didn’t do during the Lakers preseason game against the Timberwolves. Russ wasn’t a part of the pre-game huddle and during the game, he didn’t want to join a team huddle, which drew criticism from a lot of people. 

On the pre-game huddle part, Westbrook explained that it was something he had been doing for years, but that didn’t stop the criticism coming his way. He then found out that he was going to come off the bench in their final preseason game against the Kings, which wouldn’t have made him too happy.


Russell Westbrook Leaves The Court After Suffering A Hamstring Injury Against The Kings

Head coach Darvin Ham explained before the game that Russ going to the bench wasn’t a demotion, but a realignment and that Westbrook understood the decision. Still, it would have been a blow to Russ, but he received a bigger blow during the game, as he had to leave the court and head to the locker room towards the end of the first quarter. We soon found out the reason behind it, as it appears Westbrook suffered a hamstring injury during the game.

“Lakers’ Russell Westbrook has a left hamstring injury and won’t return to game tonight vs. Kings.”

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The extent of this hamstring injury isn’t clear as of now, but there was no point in playing him in a preseason game if he felt any kind of discomfort. Things are just going from bad to worse for the Lakers, as this is the second injury they have suffered in their backcourt in a short period of time.

Dennis Schroder was the first to be ruled out as he has a right finger injury and the team is worried that he could be sidelined for a while due to it. The talk earlier was about the team having too many guards and now they are down two before the season started. They haven’t had a lot of success in this preseason as it is, having lost 4 of their 5 games and they are heading towards yet another defeat here as they are down big against the Kings. It is shaping up to be another rough season for the Lakers.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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