Very mediocre at the Lakers this year, Russell Westbrook does not have much longer in the City of Angels. Even the player seems aware of it, if we trust his last action on Instagram… This is called drawing a line under the case.
Arrived with great fanfare from Washington last summer, Russell Westbrook quickly became disillusioned with the Lakers. Not only did the franchise humiliate itself by finishing 11th in the West (33-49), thus missing the post-season, but the point guard was also disappointed down the line. Between catastrophic performances and his beef with coach Frank Vogel, the 2017 MVP is now persona non grata on the side of the Crypto.com Arena.
For the franchise, it’s no longer a secret that they want to end the Brodie, and an XXL trade could also settle the situation. But it seems that he too has thrown in the towel. Indeed, he did a massive social media spring cleaning, wiping out a slew of Instagram posts. More photos from his two seasons at the Rockets and the Wizards, but also, not the slightest image of him wearing the colors of the Californians:
Westbrook deletes all his photos with the Lakers
Russ has deleted all his photos with the Lakers. ???? pic.twitter.com/4PBkFEvK3T
— ???????????? (@stan4russ) April 26, 2022
Between this rather explicit action and its strange like a few days ago, the player gives the impression of having decided that he intended to leave the City of Angels, when he had always dreamed of playing there. The worst thing about this story is that the Purples and Golds fans don’t seem to have the slightest problem with it, quite the contrary. Many people literally shouted with joy in the comments, a sign of the fracture between RW and the local public:
YES PLEASE BE TRUE
— LEBRON TESTED POSITIVE FOR BEING THE GOAT (@LBJISTHEGOAT6) April 26, 2022
OH YES, MAKE IT TRUE
— Randolf (@R_andolf) April 26, 2022
Good !
Has Russell Westbrook thrown in the towel? It’s possible, and Lakers fans don’t have a problem with that. This is to say the waste and the immense disappointment that this 2021-22 season was… Divorce is as necessary as it is inevitable.
