“Lord have mercy”- Skip Bayless berates Russell Westbrook for costly turnover late in Game 6 vs Thunder

Skip Bayless has never been too big a fan of either Russell Westbrook or James Harden. He got fresh fodder to undermine them with a late turnover by the Brody in Game 6.

With 13.1 seconds remaining in the game, Robert Covington was called for a shooting foul on Chris Paul. Despite Mike D’Antoni’s challenge, the ruling was held up and Chris Paul got to shoot 2 free throws. This put the Oklahoma City Thunder up by 2, at 102-100.

Westbrook brought the ball down court swiftly following the second free throw. There was precious little room for a drive-and-kick from deep penetration at the outset. Therefore he tried to pass the ball out early, but his no-look pass to Covington was way off mark and spilled out of Covington’s hands to go out of bounds. Only 7.6 seconds remained in the game at that point.

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Skip Bayless criticizes Russell Westbrook for late-game turnover

Westbrook’s loose play was lambasted by Fox Sports morning show host Skip Bayless on Twitter. While Bayless has often sided with Westbrook given his value as an all-round player, he has given the latter a fair dose of criticism as well.

LORD HAVE MERCY, Westbrook did it again! Another crazy turnover! Rockets had ’em. Westbrick gave it back.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 1, 2020

Bayless almost correctly predicted how the game would finish too. Even before this endgame sequence, Bayless was on the Brody’s case for a subpar night as a distributor.

Hate to say it, but Russell Westbrook is making it very difficult for the Rockets to overcome Westbrook’s former team because of all his out-of-control turnovers and poor shots. He might have one more shot to redeem himself.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) September 1, 2020

While Bayless has faced a lot of flak in the past for being overly critical of NBA players, he seems to be on point this time. The Rockets and Thunder face off in a win-or-go-home game in 2 days.