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When the Los Angeles Lakers selected Max Christie in the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday, Skip Bayless criticized the draw end since the Michigan Voice product shot 32 percent from three last season.
As a consequence of Christie’s shooting struggles, Bayless went on to claim that the weak MSU guard would “match appropriate in with LeBron and Westbrick,” relating to Russell Westbrook with a nickname the Lakers superstar in truth doesn’t love.
Westbrook spoke back to Bayless message announcing, “Look your mouth.”
Russell Westbrook @russwest44
Yoooo… watch your mouth. Don’t speak one thing else here you wouldn’t speak to my face. https://t.co/0u8nFXYLY8
To be comely, the criticism of Westbrook is warranted after he struggled right thru the 2021-22 season, his first with the Lakers, who despatched Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and their 2021 first-spherical draw end to the Washington Wizards to create him.
L.A. in truth blew up its whole roster to pair Westbrook with James and Anthony Davis, and it like minded did no longer work out. The 33-yr-aged averaged 18.5 elements, 7.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists while shooting 44.4 percent from the bottom and 29.8 percent from deep.
It modified into arguably Westbrook’s worst season in the NBA, and now, the Lakers are reportedly in shifting him to resolve some cap condo and reset earlier than the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
That talked about, if Westbrook does return to the Lakers subsequent season, unique head coach Darvin Ham will must gather more out of him if the franchise wishes to make it again to the playoffs.
