Russell Westbrook has finally been traded away from the Los Angeles Lakers, a move that might be in the best interests of both the player and the team. Despite high hopes when Euss joined the team in 2021, the partnership was mostly an unmitigated disaster.
Westbrook shouldered a lot of blame for the Lakers missing the playoffs last season and struggling this year due to the MVP-level production from LeBron James. It was a bad fit from day one and the Lakers made an error by trading for him in the first place.
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin went and reported that a ‘source’ in the Lakers compared Westbrook to a vampire who was sucking the life out of the locker room. That’s quite a dramatic statement. Russ’s wife, Nina, has clapped back at ESPN for that report.
Queen Nina Westbrook has spoken and is standing up against the bullshit reports on Russell Westbrook. Listen to Nina world, she smart as hell! Also real ones 💯 @carmeloanthony @spidadmitchell pic.twitter.com/4LCEjdYiOn
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) February 10, 2023
This is just sick ESPN… Russell is no vampire. This is also slander because anyone who knows anything knows that this couldn’t be further from the truth. On a personal note, I have school aged children who have to listen to their peers repeat the nasty things that you guys say on television about their father. I guess I will prepare myself to explain to my 5 year old that his dad is not actually a vampire, and that major news outlets only say things like that to get attention. @davemcten @nbaonespn @espn
Carmelo Anthony and Donovan Mitchell could also be seen in the comments criticizing the malicious reporting by ESPN on the matter. Brian Windhorst from ESPN had an overly dramatic reaction to the Westbrook trade by saying the player was ‘killing them’.
Will Russell Westbrook Have A Comeback Season?
Russell Westbrook can control his future and choose where to go next if the Utah Jazz are actually waiving him or buying him out. The Clippers and Bulls seem legitimately interested in getting the star to keep their seasons alive. Other teams like the Miami Heat have also been linked.
Westbrook building a reputation as a toxic teammate with the Lakers might be one he needs to show to the world isn’t true at his next stop. It seems Westbrook might just be a minimum or mid-level exception kind of player going forward. Hopefully, he can be a positive locker room force as he has been in the past instead of being saddled with labels like ‘vampire’ by sports media.
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