Russell Westbrook

Lakers fans go off on Russell Westbrook after shooting 26% in loss. About halfway through L.A.'s Sunday night matchup against Portland, they actually looked ...

Because if these first three games are any indication of how the rest of this season will go, Lakers Nation better gear up now for a bumpy ride. Why is he even still on the team at all? They are eventually going to spin into oblivion because of him. After some initial excitement and optimism upon his arrival, it didn't take long before his poor play on the court turned fans against him. About halfway through L.A.'s Sunday night matchup against Portland, they actually looked on track to win the game. They can surprise.

Russell Westbrook's poor shooting night on Sunday led to a decision by Lakers head coach Darvin Ham to sit him out...

Regardless of what Russell Westbrook feels about that particular move, Ham made it clear after the game that he simply does not want to waste time weighing his players’ feelings. As always whenever the Lakers lose, much of the attention following the loss to the Blazers was on which highly paid player was not able to play up to par, and just like in the past two losses, it’s Russell Westbrook who’s been getting a lot of negative attention. By then, Westbrook had already authored his final stat line in the game, shooting just 4-of-15 from the field for 10 points with six rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes.

Dave McMenamin: Darvin Ham when asked if he has concern about how Russell Westbrook will handle being benched late on Sunday: “We don't have time for people ...

-via [Twitter @jovanbuha](https://twitter.com/jovanbuha)/ October 23, 2022 [@SpectrumSN](https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN). Ham says Brown will bring size on the wing defensively, athleticism and shooting to the court for the Lakers. Ham also praised Westbrook’s defense [2:05 PM](https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1584244573320069120) [Mike Trudell](https://twitter.com/LakersReporter)@ [LakersReporter](https://twitter.com/LakersReporter) He’s a great leader. He’s put in his work, worked for a lot of great coaches. Although if they do keep him and allow him to keep shooting shots other than off drives to the rim, he could help them with their Wenbanyama lottery odds. The Lakers need to end the Russell Westbrook experience now. Patrick Beverley with a potential game-saving possession. After the way that game ended, I tweaked it and published it here (free to all): [6:47 PM](https://twitter.com/mcten/status/1584315513840185346) [Dave McMenamin](https://twitter.com/mcten)@ [mcten](https://twitter.com/mcten)

Russell Westbrook has been in abysmal form. The other night, he went 0-11 from the field. But will he play vs the Trailblazers?

And eye tests reveal he was atrocious on all fronts. It is likely that the hamstring issue that hampered Westbrook is all fixed. Triple Double is not living up to expectations. And one player who gets questioned a lot is Russell Westbrook. Naturally, the scrutiny will be intense and especially when they are playing like this. The other night, he went 0-11 from the field.

'Not who I am': LeBron 'set up' after horror Westbrook moment as Lakers go from bad to worse.

The Blazers opted to repeatedly guard Westbrook down the stretch with the 7-foot Jusuf Nurkic in a surprise tactic. I don’t like to lose, I hate to lose... According to StatMuse, the Lakers are 30th in offensive rating, 30th in field goal percentage, and 30th in three-point percentage. that’s not who I am.” ‘James added: “You guys can write about Russ, and all the things you guys want to talk about Russ. especially the way we had this game.