As Russell Westbrook openly detailed what he and his family have experienced this year following the Lakers’ loss to the Spurs, one thing became crystal clear — this is a person who is not comfortable at his workplace. This is a person who is hurting.
Regardless if one is for or against the argument that criticism, boo’s and heckling are stitched into sports’ tapestry and “just part of the game,” Westbrook’s comments, if nothing else, ripped open a festering sore surrounding the team for the entire world to see. This is a tense, frustrated, and desperate group of individuals.