“Keep ya Sanity Russell Westbrook!”: Clippers Star Paul George Tweets Out his Support for the Disgruntled Lakers Guard

Russell Westbrook has never looked more disdained in his 14-year NBA career than right now and Paul George is there to support his former teammate.

Before the pre-season games started, neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor Russell Westbrook looked too hurried to get rid of each other.

The Purple and Gold team reportedly rejected many trades because the interested teams were expecting two future first-round picks from them to take on Brodie’s contract.

Head coach Darvin Ham, and almost every player whose opinion matters including, LeBron James, AD, and Patrick Beverley, had said something good about Russ and wanted him to be on the court when the 2022-23 season starts.

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Now all of a sudden, none of it looks real. Something big happened in LA a day or two before the Lakers took on the Timberwolves on Wednesday because Westbrook is not hiding his bitterness at all.

While it looks like it is well and truly out of hands, one of his former teammates and friend wants him to keep it together.

Paul George offers support to Russell Westbrook via Twitter

We forget how tight the bond between Paul George and Russell Westbrook was before they broke the duo up in Oklahoma and went their separate ways to the LA Clippers and the Houston Rockets, respectively.

In just two years of playing with each other, they might have developed a bond stronger than Brodie’s 8-year friendship with Kevin Durant.

And PG’s love for his pal showed when the 9x All-Star looks like he is going to lose his mind even before the start of the season. The across-the-hall forward Tweeted his for his former OKC Thunder teammate.

You don’t have to like either of them for getting awed by the 7x All-Star reaching out to his friend. Now, one might think he could have done that personally, on-call or by chat, but that’s not how NBA players operate these days. Do they?

What does this drama mean for the Lakers?

The Lakers reportedly had their chances to trade the guard away in the offseason recently, the Pacers came closest with their ask for two first-round picks to be patched with Brodie.

But Rob Pelinka and Lakers management tried to hold on to the few draft picks they are left with over getting the services of Buddy Hield and Myles Turner.

Now that the team is truly in a state of conundrum before the start of the season, it is time for them to press the panic button in getting rid of the 2017 MVP, whatever might be the cost.

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