The NBA Has A Russell Westbrook Problem..

[@jonz23m]

His career was not on the downswing, LeBron and his mignons used him as a scapegoat and Tarnished Russell's trade value

[@cloudunderweather9554]

He said his career not his basketball ability.

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

What do you expect from ppl who aligned themselves with p.diddy😂. They gotta be shady themselves pol

[@thatguy1860]

Everyone plays worse with lebrick blames.

[@jonz23m]

@@cloudunderweather9554 it's called giving context my guy

[@Dharqness]

lebum and his ability to even ruin his own family is sickening for his own gain so it "looks" good

[@chizmo7]

I'm a lifelong Lakers fan but this year I am rooting for the Nuggets. I believe Russ has found his home.

[@boomshakalaka8457]

Laker fans did him dirty. Like they were shocked he was a streaky shooter… bro became a Lebron 3rd wheel scapegoat Bosh, love, Westbrook. Yes glad he found a home.

[@guoliangshi4815]

@@boomshakalaka8457 not lakers fans, Lebron fans did dirty. real lakers fans will not treat Russ like that.

[@_sir_reginald]

@@boomshakalaka8457 the other dude is right, not true Laker fans but rather the LBJ fandom and Clutch sports media did Westbrook dirty. All season they highlighted Russ's screw ups at key moments during crunchtime in games all while not bothering to mention the 2-3 possession before those scapegoated plays where Lebron took an ill advised 3PA early in the shot clock, turned the ball over, or blew a defensive assignment (his defense hasn't been good since the last time he played in CLE). This happened numerous times throughout the season. Even I got caught up in the Westbrook hate, but when I rewatched the games BEYOND the highlights, I saw all the fuck ups that lead up to the scapegoating. Russ became LAL whipping boy and the team/organization let him down--and I'm a LAL lifer saying this

[@silkee1922]

Yep. I'm a lifelong Nuggets fan and Denver native, but I feel like we (the Nuggets team and fan base) owe him a championship or two for his career in general and his contribution to the Nuggets specifically.

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

Bet you're the types who say Westbrick. Cuz you're Lakers fan and their last 2 braincell fighting for 3rd place

[@mediamannaman]

All this just makes me respect Russ more. He has always played his ass off, always balled out. The fact that his age and a smaller contract does not diminish his passion commands respect. And geez, with Murray, Denver has two star point guards an MVP in Jokic, and the same great supporting cast as the past few years. A problem for the NBA? Yeah, I’d say so.

[@kevingeorges1160]

Let’s not forget Russ is a former league MVP.

[@lex61425]

Is Murray a star point guard tho?

[@mediamannaman]

@@lex61425You tell me. I’m a Spurs fan, but Murray looks pretty good from here. What do you think?

[@ThePartyGuest]

@mediamannaman he's been struggling real bad this season. Thankfully he's been showing signs of his former self since like mid-december

[@RespekfulFungus]

I never stopped defending Russ. I’m from Okc, here’s my favorite. You will never see someone play this hard this long. He in s an animal.

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

Yeah dude. Idk why those who say westbrick suddenly change their tone forgetting years they hate on Westbrook.

[@RespekfulFungus]

@ And the people’s that call him a ball hog. How can you lead the league in assists yet he a ball hog. It was insane. Even after KD I loved it.

[@cycleoflife565]

@@joserijalkasyasyaf9723..:because they are weak minded bandwagon jumpers. They follow the majority where they are safe. Now that Russ is back in the media’s favor they feel safe to jump back on.

[@GxttaFrmDaO]

Im from okc too gang Russ been da goat still

[@therealneal3034]

Here’s my thing about the Nuggets: when they’re fired up, they’re almost unbeatable. The issue is, their stars can’t seem to get fired up on their own. That’s where Russ comes in.

[@richiranas7247]

They only have one star and he never takes a game tf u talkn bout the rest of the team is doodoo

[@therealneal3034]

@ nah, they have one superstar. Murray and sometimes MPJ are stars in the team.

[@20dieux]

They also seem to have issues getting into rythm. At the beginning of the season they had 3 or 4 days rest several times and always struggle in the next game, while they didn't lose any back-to-back yet.

[@mellobzzly143]

@@therealneal3034so Westbrook not a superstar ya tweaked

[@therealneal3034]

@ not anymore. OKC, Houston, Washington? Absolutely. But the Lakers stint didn’t go well. The resurgence in the Clippers was great, until he went to the bench. He’s def a star role player now tho, if that makes sense.

[@beprf]

After the last few years, Russel is actually cementing his legacy and deserves the respect of every NBA fan.

[@RageQuit29]

Russ last 30 games: 49.8 fg% - 33.3 3pt% - 13.5 pts - 7.1 ast

[@xyzzyx-n6p]

Who knew all it took for him to look decent was him being the 5th option and scoring against teams 5th best defender. Nobody thought he was trash he just had a criminal contract. Westbrook is a 10mil a year player not a 45million a year plater

[@RageQuit29]

@@xyzzyx-n6p He's not our 5th option

[@patientzero291]

Westbrook have more energy and effort than some of the teens and early 20's in the NBA.

[@zureai]

Cuz Russ loves basketball and you can see it when he plays. A lot of these young fellas just see too much money early on their career that that’s what they end up chasing

[@deusexmachina1253]

Love Russ since his OKC days.. looks like he found his home., if only Jokic found him sooner. I'm a fan from Msia

[@lukdelboo7586]

Makes Nuggets even more fun to watch

[@suaveofjudah]

Those passes are NOT easy… I don’t think people understand that

[@Karma-cj1wu]

Yup and its also NOT an easy catch, any center russ has played with would struggle catching it until now with jokic. Whoops my bad forgot about aqua man

[@imhimdk1785]

@@Karma-cj1wunot Adam’s tho

[@BLVCKSTVR_YT]

Almost true. But Russ has gotten a lot of centers contracts. Adams Is the best example. But people forget Daniel gafford was on a 10 day from the g League for the wiz and Russ had him getting 20 and 10 and that allowed him to be worthy of a spot on last year's West champs. People forget these kinds of things. ​@@Karma-cj1wu

[@suaveofjudah]

@ Steven Adams caught everything he threw his way.

[@ThePartyGuest]

@@Karma-cj1wu I mean, he averaged 11 assists playing with Robin Lopez and Alex Len on the wizards

[@WrongButtonWB]

Whatever people might say, Russ improved/ made easier Jokic's production. Being able to score at will, from anywhere on the floor is something we all know Jokic is capable of, but scoring a few easy looks, especially when playing unfavorable matchups, shouldn't get overlooked. That's what Russ does for them. Much better to feed Jokic, when his true shooting is around 65-75%, than it is for Jok to keep dishing the ball, only to see them missing more than making, every damn game. That's why I enjoy watching Russ man, he's relentless in his efforts to find an open guy. End of season, whatever happens, hopefully Russ stays (with a better contract honestly). Denver gets another backup big (the likes of Valenciunas) and a decent 3 and d player.

[@mbanjwambanjwa4823]

Love Russ Soo much man , and I am happy to see him thrive in his new role

[@parkerstroh6586]

I actually love russ so much I'm a pretty ashamed to have hated on him all those years

[@mestizosmulatos9624]

Me too 😢😢😢😢😢

[@joserijalkasyasyaf9723]

Then u got no right saying love to russ lol. Types of ppl like u make russ prolly have too much expectation in Lakers while they can't use him properly. Don't swing yourself now nigbicht

[@cycleoflife565]

You should be ashamed. How can you say you love him when you turned on him in such a difficult time in his career? Support through the tough times is what should be done, otherwise you just make those challenging periods even more so by being on the wrong side.

[@cycleoflife565]

@@LeongGunners Folks like your self were the ones I was going off on for disrespecting his name just for the sake of a laugh. Now that he is being portrayed positively by the media you folks want to suddenly switch sides again. You are what is known as “good time Charlie’s”. Whichever way the winds are blowing that is the way that you go. The majority of so-called fans were raking him over the coals and you guys weakly followed suit, because it was safe to do so without being called on it. You had strength in numbers in scapegoating Russ and now that he is back in favor with the mainstream here you folks come along riding the wave. Shameful behavior.

[@zureai]

You a follower and that’s okay as long as you know your lane

[@glenn171]

OKC Thunder fan here. We will love Russell forever.

[@Lalambz]

reminds me of the rockets with harden and russ. They were playing great together, but it was a small ball scheme.. Great chemistry from both stars. I hope the playoffs wouldn't be a problem for the nuggets

[@marlojoseph4954]

Love to see Westbrook find a home I’ve always rooted for Russ even when he had a tough time on the lakers I never switched up on him. Never cheats the game and gives it 110% every night. Truly going to miss him when he retires.

[@colejones212]

Russ is a great guy off the court is a great roll model for kids. RW has humbled himself to be coachable with Denver. Jokic made a great call and has revitalized his career. Much respect!

[@masonharkness6437]

I’ve always been big on Russ, plays his heart out every game and you can tell he genuinely wants his team and teammates to prosper. He’s had his moments on other teams like the Rockets or lakers but Jokic is the best superstar teammate to pair him with no doubt. Both have extremely high ball iq and are selfless players match that with their positions and they’re compliment each other perfectly

[@samghost13]

Go for it Champs! Denver can do it! Nuggets Nation! 1-2-3 Family

[@nsmx1]

More than the numbers, he's probably the reason the nuggets aren't completely falling to that lazy basketball. And we all saw from the clippers game that the nuggets, even w/o jokic, are hard to stop if everyone actually gave the effort. They just go lazy when joker is around

[@My_You_Tube]

So true!

[@mestizosmulatos9624]

Russel Westbrook loves the game and not the money and hopefully next season should be making way more money because he definitely deserves it. Murray need to step up his game

[@JigsawBell]

Some fans like taking cheap shots at Westbrook. The guy has been a great player since the day he came in the league. Show some respect.

[@leozera7177]

Lakers should have kept him and let LBJ go.

[@Talkaboutitmedia5]

I agree

[@kennyk541]

Now that’s a whole ass stretch lbj is the only reason the lakers are worth a damn I love Westbrook as a player but he was horrible on the lakers

[@JeremyHinson]

💯

[@Talkaboutitmedia5]

@@kennyk541 you mean LBJ is the reason for the lakers and the nba downfall, stop letting the media brainwash you. The real ones know Lebron got Carmelo and Westbrook over there and tried to ruin their careers, he’s in competition with the greats before him and in his era and it shows.

[@kennyk541]

@ he didn’t ruin anything they played like garbage Melo is horrible with trying to play with teammates that are better or in his skill gap and Westbrook was just not a good fit

[@BettyHerman]

I have followed Russell since he was with OKC Thunder. I am so thankful that he is finally with a team that appreciates him. I would love to be able to watch him in person and to tell him how great I think he is.

[@bbyoutube2048]

This is one of my absolute FAVORITE takes on my dude Westbrook!! Thank you for the appreciation shown!!🎉 My favorite player always!

[@yogaphile7833]

0:22 You should have said "by a player *making that little"* -- not "making that much." Three million dollars, in today's NBA, is *not* much at all.

[@wladosu]

westbrook is the only guy who when he gets the ball from jokic, gives jokic back the ball sometimes, other think they must finish the action if it was handed by the god himself :)

[@redesignedlife777]

they also have a Murray problem.

[@kristfur]

Love this story arc. Jimmy Butler could take some notes.

[@libraalibaba]

Only NBA analytical people were against this pairing. Slashers and passers go together like peanut butter and jelly 😅

[@paulhiniker2489]

Love seeing Russ fitting in perfectly in Denver

[@loonaya]

I don't understand why has DJ barely played last couple of years, I thought his body is fucked up, that he is there as a veteran leader. But now that I see him, he can still play. I think they underused him. He can still be productive from the bench, have some alley oops, rebound, especially know with Westbrook in there. Cause basically the only one who could give him those passes is Jokić and two of them on the court at the same time is probably not a good idea.

[@RoxanneYuki]

ABOUT DAMN TIME YT'ALL GIVE BRODIE THE RESPECT HE DESERVES ! Good to see him with a team and staff that knows how to play him and use him... fkin' criminal he's getting paid so little though damn brodie is popping off with the fans, with the bench, with the team and his chemistry with Nikola only adds to Nikola's gravitas.

[@meowkii_]

that play at 4:52 is so nastyyy

[@heneverreturnasahorse9773]

So now the Nuggs have at least 2 pairs of the best hands in the NBA.

[@auzziedabrell6905]

Love russ he is a real one

[@RickRijuanaPro]

Stockton Malone Westbrook Jokic Y’all don’t cook me 😂

[@geraldpulido5540]

Healthy in shape murray and jokic was art 🤌 Westbrook is nice but I won't forget what murray and jokic 2 man did to the league

[@LolWTF001]

@@geraldpulido5540 jokic wanted Russ maybe because Jokic want Murray to wake the hell up

[@husicaris]

Bravo Russ, Respect.

[@psilocybe_reptiliensis]

Russel is A MONSTER, i enjoy a lot watch him in slowmo to try catch and understand some moves..

[@mikerybak7636]

RW is very much appreciated. Jok asked for RW and Nuggets listened. What Nuggets fans have to be aware of the is that RW led the league in triple doubles for 3 years a few years ago. RW and Jok. just might be the best duo in NBA history.

[@miragegaming984]

Russ is old school. Bet he would have performed better in the 90s than he does today and he does well today.

[@craigchance1425]

Standard of effort set very high.

[@ssniperaaron]

russ on a min contract putting up all star numbers as a starter lol

[@nicholasullery5129]

"he's only making 3.2 million dollars, getting that type of production from a player making that much is rare" genuinely sad that this is true. Good on Westbrook for not being spoiled and keeping his work ethic and passion for the game.

[@Kjherr24]

I’m glad I can say I TOLD YOU SO!

[@trendzone3865]

THUNDER AND ⛈️ LIGHTING

[@bobbywinstead1]

Russ is a breath of fresh air for old heads like me. Steven Adams said he was the greatest teammate he ever had. I never understood all of the hate - the NBA is better off with players like him. He goes at 110% every night.

[@onthemoney01]

On the money!

[@KAye633]

I’m just happy for Russ, he’s such a hard worker. His passion is great.

[@simontut9095]

My one and only point guard in NBA. My hat's off for Russ 🎉❤

[@drewmeyer9679]

14ppg 8ast 6 reb on 50%fg is solid for a 3 mil player

[@strooom546]

I think i know y he chucked em up on lakers. Cuz he knew team was dysfunctional so y not. Now, win or lose, he's in a great org.

[@joker-if4gu]

love the guy, personally i think he wants a ring. he values the team and does his best to make his dream happen.

[@bilogskii2216]

One comment said that Jokic has never played with an all-star in his career. The one time he kinda did was when Jamal played like one and they end up winning a chip. Now Russ is playing like an all-star and the Nuggets has become a real problem. I still think they need an athletic big guy to support Jokic to really push for another nba title though. DJ isn't cutting it.

[@chucky0034]

Jokic knew, that's why he asked Denver to get him during the off season.

[@TheDodgeguy91]

I’m really glad this is working for Russ, he has gotten so much undeserved hate for the last few years

[@monkeydog8681]

He's playing like he wants a ring so bad. Respect.

[@JDwJC11]

The difference is... Russell no longer shoots the ball 20+ times a game. He should've played like this when he had KD with him in OKC instead of competing with KD for shots.

[@CashMNey]

How about KD actually take initiative and accountability Russell was always down to get KD the ball but KD don’t have that dawg in him and even after golden state he still the beta player with alpha player skills

[@809Mornelle]

KD isn’t a type of player to take a lot of shots , every team after okc his FG attempts have gone down per season even with the nets . He’s a high efficient shooter that doesn’t want to take a lot of shots , it’s time to end that stupid narrative. Younger Russ was doing all the things you see here , perfect example is the steal on Kobe with the and 1 layups in the playoffs vs the lakers in 2010. This isn’t anything new , you just follow narrative and regurgitate them like it’s a fact 😂

[@animeanime7849]

That was a very different situation. Unless you expected Durant to take like 40 shots a game it wouldn’t make sense for Russ to be passive in the old OKC days. The team would have been genuinely worse if their second best player and 2 best scorer was taking 10-15 shots a game. Not to mention it’s not like he hogged the ball from KD. KD isn’t an aggressive scorer, KD plays passively for the most part unless he’s forced to be more aggressive or starts to get a rhythm. Having your 2 superstars both be passive when they are expected to carry a vast majority of the scoring load doesn’t sound good.

[@shandobombs]

@@animeanime7849They needed another bucket getter imo on that team that could start or come otb.

[@malik1993619]

i find it strange that hes getting 3mil this year and the likes of paul George is getting 50mil

[@noirmanoir1061]

At 36, his first step is still quicker than almost everybody

[@patedison5902]

all gas no breaks. This has always been Russ. The scheme just allows him to be what he always was. Pure energy and effort.

[@waltdiesel]

Russ, loves the game.... I hope he gets a ring before retirement

[@donjohnswaggert]

Westbrook is the only point guard that can be on magic Johnson's level

[@jasontan7920]

I always hoping for westbrook.. even in lakers era

[@thatboywonn2321]

Been saying it since they got him best contract in the league

[@valentino099]

Respect to Westbrook

[@monwell250]

THEY UNDERSTAND HIM

[@donjohnswaggert]

Does the video creator not recall Westbrook on OKC and his relationship on the court with the big man? How many assists he threw to Steven Adams the only other guard that would assist to the big man anyway similar would be James harden back in the day

[@goodvibrations6]

Chemistry in denver looking good for russ.

[@MrRadioPersonality]

but labron low lights vs west brick -- wait hold up what a story - west brick and you have to do the quote signs around your head but such a great job i'll skip the bail yis -new found story aka freaky fox - what a turn a round - 2 birds with one brick! Amazing. - --send this to his family - hopefully it makes them feel better

[@waynealan3067]

So why isn’t Murray learning anything?

[@signedup2462]

3 million vs others is ridiculous

[@thatboywonn2321]

Last 10 games he’s 16 8 &7 on 53% from the field

[@freeislost]

Nuggets FTW

[@alexdragosavljevic5504]

We anoint you Russell Westrick

[@timbeatty8411]

This is good as long as he doesn't turn into the locker room cancer he can be known for.

[@SusanZotigh]

That was a Lie started when Russ was with the Lakers!! Go figure doesn't surprise me with Lebron leading the Lie. That was so full of crap, Russ Is great in Locker, building players up, great teacher that is a Lie from Hell

[@timbeatty8411]

@SusanZotigh do you watch basketball?

[@timbeatty8411]

@@SusanZotigh please can you remind me how many teams he has been on?

[@intheshell35ify]

Still giving them the gas face at 36!!

[@thejamaican67]

Charles Barkley said it right it was Russell Westbrook fault at the Lakers it was Darren’s fault it was this one’s fault it was everyone’s fault but

[@Boyboy-p9h]

Go Russ. I am glad to see him thrive away from the blame game that comes with the false great LBJ.

[@pronghornxx]

All the NBA analysts and talking heads poo-pooed Westbrook trade to Nuggets. Nuggs fan I was excited about it - figured he’d play his ass off as last shot for a championship, bring passion the Nuggets needed and now two of the top three all-time assist leaders on the same team! Don’t listen to the haters…

[@I_am_Dad_Son]

Lmao, what if players start self-tanking for a couple seasons to lower their stock and get themselves in a guaranteed championship position.

[@tohotfortv9428]

LeBron used him as a scapegoat

[@elvinhayes7120]

Russ has been good but the Nuggets have yet to gel as a team.

[@MPTX-be8qq]

Well 3.3 million is too much for any athlete playing a game that adds no value to the rest of the world.

[@mrbHanoi]

They should triple his salary

[@jacksonsantaniello7630]

russ going out like a hof career should. nba became disloyal as of more recently

[@georgelorman]

Too many years, the supposedly knowledgeable talking heads, have created a narrative that Russ just doesn't fit. I argue the point that its the other way around...GMs haven't done a good job of finding and acquiring the appropriate "energy" level skilled players around Russ since the OKC-Golden State debacle. Russ has matured since Rubio got in his head. Jokic will probably win another MVP with Russ as his team mate.

[@whobitmyname]

If Russ is so good, then why are the Lakers still losing, eh?

[@alvink566]

W video

[@mmm-ie5ws]

TBH Russ was always very good, the media made him look bad and the NPC's of society which are the people watching this video believed the media.

[@michaelallen8112]

Those in the know know that Russ was robbed of 1st Defensive team last season. He better be on the list this season

[@BarnzTT]

WHEN PRESTI DRAFTED RUSS IT WAS DUEBTO HIS DEFENSIVE ABILITIES AS A PLAYER. WISHED OKC HAD A BETTER COACH TO COACH RUSS AS HIS GAME WAS UNREFINED. OKC RUSS WAS STILL BETTER THAN CURRENT RUSS, BUT RUSS JUST LACKED DISCIPLINE AND KEPT MAKING LOW IQ PLAYS. UNDER MALONE WESTBROOK'S TRUE POTENTIAL WAS UNLOCKED.

[@titfortatpeterpan]

so when an 36 year old veteran play def. and hustle like all nbaplayer should do it its a miracle? i cant believe how weak this garbageleague is...... the poor children never saw hard working men on the court

[@renzeldavid4568]

he is 36 and has yet to win a championship. Wait until then playoffs, he is a known choker like Harden.

[@tearetaramai2716]

Russ is playing good because well this is his last chance at a championship

[@WinstonNewYork]

Love it

[@belbro62]

they got him cheap nobody wanted russ except jokic who's laughing now

[@NotTheWheel]

It's sad that the rest of the Nuggets besides Jokic suck ass. A damn shame.

[@ozymandias2630]

Problem? He'll retire as ringlesa