Russell Westbrook picked up a big win at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night in a game that involved the Los Angeles Lakers. Of course, Westbrook does not ply his trade for the Lakers anymore, as the team traded him ahead of the deadline to the Utah Jazz, which bought him out and gave him the chance to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers as a free agent.
While he didn’t put up the sort of numbers that he did during his MVP days, Westbrook had a respectable 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting with four assists, three rebounds, a steal, and a block in 21 minutes of work in the Clippers’ 125-118 win. And apparently, Westbrook had some fun letting his most prominent ex-teammate know that it was his team’s night, as several folks have pointed out that he kept pointing at LeBron James.
https://twitter.com/Zierough/status/1643801545258016771
Russell Westbrook in LeBron’s face 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jRNvPGE5uQ
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) April 6, 2023
This wasn’t only happening after jumpers. At one point, James threw a pass out of bounds right to Westbrook, who — you guessed it — stood up and pointed at him.
LeBron James passes to Russell Westbrook on the Clippers bench.
Russ pointed to him and said ‘good pass!’ 😂
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) April 6, 2023
“We’ve been telling Russ for the past two days, ‘Russ, we’ll match your energy. We got your back. We’re gonna come out with this win,’” Clippers guard Bones Hyland said after the game, per Mirjam Swanson of The Orange County Register.
The two teams entered the night with the same record, but with the win, the Clippers moved into fifth place in the Western Conference. The Lakers, meanwhile, have the 7-seed, and are one game back of the Golden State Warriors for the final top-6 spot in the West.
(Via ClutchPoints)
