Returning to the Lakers this season, Rajon Rondo was able to discover new teammates, including Russell Westbrook. It’s obviously interesting when you know that the two men have a liability, especially a few years ago in the playoffs. The former Celtic was rightly expressed on the subject.
Among all the rookies of the summer for the Lakers, that of Rajon Rondo pleases many. We know how valuable he was for the title in the Orlando bubble, and his departure was noticed last year. But the leader wanted a nice contract, which he had well deserved after a title acquired in the City of Angels. But now, a season later, he’s already back.
This is good news for the franchise, especially for the bench. Rondo will be a replacement, while Russell Westbrook will start according to the latest information from The Athletic. Nothing to be surprised about, even if we count 2 unexpected players in the starting 5. The advantage is that Frank Vogel will be able to tinker with a relatively rich roster.
While waiting to see more, this is especially the case Rondo /Westbrook that interests us. The two men already know each other, since they had some trouble in the past. Words were exchanged, and several gestures in passing. To do this, we can, for example, go up this passage in the bubble.
So inevitably, some wonder if the two men will be able to put their differences aside? The answer is yes for Rondo. Very quickly, the leader wanted to clarify the situation:
Rondo quickly shoots down notion of any lingering beef with Westbrook after their incident in the bubble. Says that was between Russ and his brother, and he’s always enjoyed competing against Russ.
“He’s looking to destroy me. Likewise, I’m looking to destroy him.”
— michael corvo (@_michaelcorvo_) September 28, 2021
Rondo quickly quashed any notion of tensions with Westbrook over their bubble incident. He indicated that the problem was with Russ’s brother, and that he always enjoyed confronting him: “He’s trying to destroy me. Likewise, I seek to destroy it. “
Simple competition between Russell Westbrook and Rajon Rondo, who will put that aside this season, for the good of the Lakers. Good news for the franchise, which does not hope for any drama during this long exercise. However, it is not won.
