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Westbrook, LeBron James… Shaquille O’Neal’s huge exit
Posted on September 9, 2022 at 11:35 p.m. by The editorial staff
After a difficult first season in the jersey of the Lakers, Russell Westbrook is under fire from several critics. Announced on the departure, the teammates of LeBron James in Los Angeles, however, seems to have some arguments in his favor to try to win. And he also received a huge piece of advice, which did not fail to make people react.
And yes Russell Westbrook been too nice? In his first season with the Lakers, the American had some difficulties. The teammate of LeBron James has indeed disappointed many fans of the franchise of The Angels, despite the hopes placed in him when he arrived. And since then, he has drawn the wrath of insiders and observers, to the point that some are announcing that he is about to leave. However, some seem to think that it could impose itself in California, and Shaquille O’Neal In particular, he slipped a huge piece of advice to ensure greater influence.
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“He showed too much respect”
Thereby, Shaquille O’Neal estimated that for his first season with the Lakers, Russel Westbrook had been… too respectful, and not individualistic enough. “ I don’t think the problem was his age. I think, and I say this with respect, he showed too much respect. Me in his place, I don’t care who I play with, I’m going to put my 28 points. People pay a lot of money, I earn tens of millions, I’m going to put my 28 points. And not tell me, as soon as I have the ball: “I will try to serve the other stars”. When I have the ball, I. do my thing. And if I can’t, then I give the ball away. This is how to play. You can’t make concessions all the time. I have to put these 28 points for personal reasons, and for the fans ” in remarks reported by Let’s talk basketball.
“When he plays liberated, he’s a monster”
Next to thatShaquille O’Neal referred to the style of play of Russell Westbrook when the latter is at its best. ” He was just too nice. I don’t know the relationship between him and LeBron, but when you put their names side by side on paper, it’s a hell of a duo. I don’t know why it didn’t work out, but Westbrook was ultra-passive. You must not be passive, you must play your game. He has thought too much, thought too much. When he plays liberated, he’s a monstre ».
“It could be the end for him”
Otherwise, Russell Westbrook, after his difficult first season, found himself at the heart of several trade rumours. And the journalist Bill Simmons mentioned a potential departure of the teammate of LeBron James to Lakers on the Indiana side. ” If this trade ends up happening, I think it will be over for him in the league. He’s one of the few players that tanking teams have no interest in signing. All he’s going to do is try to play 40 minutes a game and slam stats to try and make them more competitive. And if you’re a playoff team… He’s not going to want to come off the bench, he’s not good on defense, and he’s not a good shooter. The best scenario for him would be to fall into a team that is aiming for 7th, 8th or 9th place in his conference, and where he could play 40 minutes per game. But none of these teams want it. If he does trade in Indiana, and is bought out, that could be the end of him. It is possible that we have already attended the last game played by Westbrook in the NBA. If he is sent there, he may end up in China! ” did he declare.
