Is Russell Westbrook Playing Tonight vs Clippers? Los Angeles Lakers Release Injury Report on the 9x All-Star

Jeet Pukhrambam | 20/10/2022
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The Los Angeles Lakers are facing off against city rivals the LA Clippers and Russell Westbrook is fit enough to start. Will they prevail? 

The Los Angeles Lakers had a nightmare start to the NBA season. They were thumped by the Golden State Warriors on opening night and the questions were rife.

Among the usual suspects was Russell Westbrook. While he did have a good stat line, a closer eye test will tell you how abysmal his performance was.

Westbrook has blamed the issues on his hamstring. But the eyes never lie and as Charles Barkley said, there seems to be a sort of discontent around the 9x All-Star.

But will he feature in the next game? The Lakers have released an injury report and his name is off the sheet!

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Russell Westbrook is set to start vs the LA Clippers!

Looks like Brodie might feature and even start for the Lakers. After the niggling hamstring issue over the last two games, it seems to have dissipated entirely.

In the latest, report Westbrook has moved from probable to certain. And instead, Anthony Davis and LeBron James are listed as probable.

So, it looks like Kawhi Leonard and John Wall will not face off against Brodie and the Lakers.

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How will the Lakers fare this season?

This a question that begs to answer, the Lakers still have a long way to go. After all, it is only the first game and they faced off against the defending champions no less.

The Warriors might have been too good for the Lakers and as far as we know, the LA outfit has enough firepower to keep up against the best.

It is only a matter of finding the formula that works. With a healthy Anthony Davis and LeBron James, there is no question they will do well.

But for now, we have to see how they fare in the “Battle of LA”.

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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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