Lakers Player Defends Russell Westbrook From False Narrative

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves defended LA Clippers guard Russell Westbrook
Lakers Player Defends Russell Westbrook From False Narrative
Lakers Player Defends Russell Westbrook From False Narrative /

During an appearance on the latest Lowe Post Podcast episode, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was asked about being teammates with Russell Westbrook. Reaves, who has publicly defended Westbrook on several occasions, again pushed back against the false narrative about Westbrook as a teammate.

"The misconception of Russ as a teammate is crazy," Reaves said. "Everybody that he’s played with that’s come out and publicly said something afterwards, it’s all been good. As a person, you can’t get much better than Russ."

Reaves also shared a story about the time Westbrook encouraged him in the locker room after a bad shooting game, which is something he was not expecting to hear from a player of Westbrook's caliber. With reports of Westbrook being a "vampire" in the Lakers lock room coming out immediately after his time there ended, it's becoming more and more clear how false that narrative is.

As Reaves mentioned, Westbrook's former teammates have said nothing but great things about him - yet somehow a different narrative often persists. Fighting back against that narrative, Reaves wants people to know the truth about Westbrook as a teammate.

Always pushing his teammates to be the best they can be, Westbrook has been nothing but the ultimate professional during his time in the NBA. As previously mentioned, it's quickly become clear who is telling the truth about Westbrook as a teammate since his departure from the Lakers and arrival with the LA Clippers.

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Joey Linn
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.