PORTLAND -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook sat out Wednesday night's 107-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers because of tightness in his lower back.
Westbrook, dressed in a bright orange jacket and tan slacks, took a seat on the end of the Lakers' bench just after tipoff. It was the first game Westbrook missed all season.
Westbrook felt the same tightness in his back in Tuesday night's 131-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks but played through it and ultimately felt too much discomfort to play in the second game of a back-to-back Wednesday night, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.