Is Russ To Blame!?!?

First Name Tom, Last Name Foolery… And I’m Everybody’s Uncle!    

Even this struggling hooper…… Russell Westbrook.

Enough bricks. Enough glares. Enough pouts. Enough is enough.

The Lakers need to trade Russell Westbrook now.

Stop waiting. Stop pondering. Stop posturing. Stop shopping.

The Lakers need to trade Russell Westbrook before his reckless play & divisive personality cost them whatever chance this otherwise feisty team has at a rewarding season.

They can surprise. They can entertain. Their new coach Darvin Ham appears capable of building a new culture that can shake up the Crypt & scare a few people. Believe it or not, they could even make the playoffs.

Yet they can’t do any of this while Westbrook & his clanks & his complaining are allowed to create a sort of mud into which this shiny new car’s back tires are sinking.

They can’t move forward with him. They are eventually going to spin into oblivion because of him. They need him gone now.

Witness their home opener Thursday night against the massively talented Clippers.

The Lakers played hard & smart & fought back from a 16-point deficit to lead by two midway through the fourth quarter.

But Westbrook missed all 11 shots, & they lost.

LeBron James continued to defy time with a double-double, Anthony Davis actually climbed off the floor to score 25, & Lonnie Walker IV introduced himself with 26 points.

But Westbrook missed all six three-point attempts, & they lost.

The outcome was a 103-97 Clippers victory, &, even though Westbrook had five steals including back-to-back swipes during crunch time, the verdict on his involvement was clear.

If he doesn’t play, the Lakers win this game. If he’s not on this team, the Lakers win this game.

The Lakers need to trade Russell Westbrook...

Now…

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By: Bill Plaschke

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