Russell Westbrook doesn’t mind criticism. Honestly, a lot of times this season, he actually deserved it with how he played.
There were times where he probably received too much blame for the Lakers’ woes last season, but no one will tell you that he actually played well for the team. He was well below his standard.
So, sure. If you want to drop a critique and tell him how bad his jump? Cool. He’s totally OK with that.
But calling him “Westbrick” as some fans did last season? That’s totally off-limits for him. He explained why he takes so much pride in his name last season and why he won’t allow people to sully it.
So when Skip Bayless called him “Westbrick” online for everyone to see it, you just knew Westbrook was going to respond. And that’s exactly what he did.
In an incredibly silly tweet, Bayless called the Lakers out for drafting Max Christie, who isn’t the best shooter in the world. So Bayless said he’d fit right in with “LeBron and Westbrick.”
Lakers acquire a 2nd-round pick, take Michigan State's Max Christie, who shot only 32% from 3 last season. Perfect! He'll fit right in with LeBron and Westbrick.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 24, 2022
Russ was absolutely not having it. At all.
Yoooo… watch your mouth. Don’t say anything here you wouldn’t say to my face. https://t.co/0u8nFXYLY8
— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) June 25, 2022
“Watch your mouth. Don’t say anything here you wouldn’t say to my face.”
Good on Russ. You wish he didn’t tweet back at Bayless because this is all bait to just create new content for his show next week. Giving him the satisfaction probably isn’t worth it considering how this is the same man who sat on national television calling Chris Bosh out of his name for years. He wants this drama. He wants the response.
But still, no one can blame Westbrook for literally defending his name. He’s absolutely right to.
The internet was in total support of him, too.
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