In case it wasn’t obvious enough from head coach Frank Vogel openly admitting that he and the rest of the Lakers coaching staff have “discussed” benching Russell Westbrook with 20 games left to play this season, the experiment of adding the former MVP has gone worse than even the biggest pessimists about the move likely could have predicted.
All of it has led to rumors that Westbrook and the team have mutual interest in a divorce this summer, an idea that was only lent further credence by veteran NBA insider Marc Stein on Saturday.