“Lakers to make $170 million man Russell Westbrook play defense?”: NBA Twitter reacts to Darvin Ham’s new assignment for Mr. Triple Double alongside LeBron James

Jeet Pukhrambam | 24/06/2022
Russell Westbrook is finally ready to embrace a defensive side and enforce himself alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.  

Russell Westbrook is finally ready to embrace a defensive side and enforce himself alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.  

It looks as though Mr. Triple Double is ready to take on a new role, this time as a defense-first player. The Los Angeles Lakers new head coach Darvin Ham does things differently and Russell Westbrook might have to find some adjustments.

The main caveat in Brodie’s game is perhaps his defense. Ham wishes to address that. As a coach who strengthened the Milwaukee Bucks’ defense and turned them into a championship-level team, the expertise Ham comes with is second to none.

The Lakers will look to brush aside their failure from last season and start afresh. As per Rob Pelinka, Brodie is ready to turn himself into a new player.

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Russell Westbrook will look like a new player under Darvin Ham but Twitter thinks otherwise!

So, what do the townsfolk of Twitter think? Not good, of course.

A lot of people have come to the same conclusion that he won’t be a good fit.

Some have even pointed out that he never played defense in his whole career. That statement might be slightly untoward but it isn’t exactly wrong.

But, let’s not forget the force that Rusell Westbrook. His nuclear athleticism is what has allowed him to stay at the top of his game for so long.

Whatever the outcome, we will be sure to see a new version of Brodie.

Also read: “Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are the real Mr. Triple Doubles!” : NBA Redditor explains why NBA legends’ 8 blocks per game may displace Russell Westbrook as the stat’s king

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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