Virtually nothing about Russell Westbrook’s preseason and opening two games of the regular have given reason for hope that his second season in purple and gold will be better than his first. However, oddly, there has been a growing sentiment that the Lakers are doing wrong by Russ.
It was one parroted by Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley on the TNT broadcast during the team’s first two games. Paul George, former teammate of Russ — and certainly more on that later — in Oklahoma City and a foe on Friday now as a member of the Clippers, defended him as well postgame.