Is Russell Westbrook trying to send a message to the Lakers?
Point guard at the center of All-Star trade rumors After liking a tweet that seemed to shade Lakers owner Jeannie Buss during the NBA offseason, it seems he didn’t like it.
“The Lakers win the championship, what will they do? Blow up the whole team. Lakers need LeBron” [James] What will resigned and owner Jeanie Buss do? [Michael] Jordan is the GOAT,” said a tweet posted by Lakers fan account LakeShowYo.
A fan account claimed that Westbrook “liked” and “liked” this tweet, which is now on Westbrook’s “liked” list on his verified Twitter account. is not in
However, Westbrook’s most recent liked tweet, from another fan account on Aug. 6, said the Lakers were not using him correctly in trade rumors.
“Brody was on the rhythm of dealing with injuries and lineup changes but not used correctly. Do they want to trade him?” the tweet stated.
Also included were Westbrook’s averages over his last 10 games with the Lakers last season. That was 22 points (52% shooting, 41.5% 3-pointing), 7.4 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 3.4 turnovers per game.
Westbrook has been at the center of trade talks involving multiple teams after making a historically poor debut in Los Angeles last season.
lakers, knicks, jazz Discussed three team trades It would have featured Utah star Donovan Mitchell returning home to New York and his unceremonious departure from Los Angeles for Westbrook. hoop hype michael scott.
Westbrook too broke up with his longtime agent, Thad Fucher, last month. According to Foucher, the cause of the outbreak is “irreconcilable differences” He and Westbrook have suggested they disagree over whether the former NBA MVP should stay with the Lakers through the final year of his five-year max contract. Opted in in final year with $47M contract remaining with the Lakers in June.
The 33-year-old point guard averaged 18.5 points over 78 games last season. This was his lowest since his second season in the league in 2009-10. He also posted his career-worst 15.0 PER (Player Efficiency Rating).
April, Westbrook Blamed former Lakers coach Frank Vogel for his struggleshe said he believed his coach had a problem with him and that the two “were never really related.”
The Lakers have since hired former Bucks assistant Durbin Hamm to show their faith in Westbrook.
