“Russell Westbrook Left $50,000 Tip For Housekeepers”: Taylor Rooks-led Journalists Defend Former Lakers Star After ‘Vampire’ Allegations

Akash Murty | 12/02/2023
“Russell Westbrook Left $50,000 Tip For Housekeepers”: Taylor Rooks-led Journalists Defend Former Lakers Star After ‘Vampire’ Allegations

Since his move to LA in 2021, Russell Westbrook has become the unnecessary target of many Lakers fans and the NBA media. The 9x All-Star took some serious damage to his resume after a terrific season with the Washington Wizards in the 2020-21 season.

Following his move to the Utah Jazz, after the Lakers traded him in a 3-team deal, having had his services for a 1-and-a-half season, one of the NBA’s greatest 75 players of all time recently got the tag of a ‘vampire in the locker room’.

But as soon as those reports came out, some other reports of his intensely humane and humble behavior came out which made those earlier claims look silly and not true at all.

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Taylor Rooks and other journalists share massive tip stories by Russell Westbrook during the Bubble

The NBA Bubble was the most successful sporting event in and around the globe, with no players playing in it testing positive for COVID-19. Obviously, it was due to the willpower of the players who didn’t break down under the pressure, but a lot more credit should have gone to the workers staying inside that enclosed circuit with much stricter rules than the players.

NBA might or might not have taken care of those individuals by paying them more than they should, but one guy from the Houston Rockets team took care of it according to Taylor Rooks and a few other journalists.

The Bleacher Report and TNT’s internet sensation recently made a Tweet about how Russ left a $10k tip for the housekeepers in the Bubble in Disneyland.

A couple of others added to it.

Keith Smith, a reporter from Orlando, brought up that the sum wasn’t actually $10k but $50,000.

Now say that you still hate Russ for any reason whatsoever!

What’s next for Westbrook?

There’s actually nothing Jazz could do with Westbrook while they are going downhill and the Lakers, Blazers, and surprisingly OKC Thunder looking like the teams who’d be competing for the 10th spot.

They also have Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton playing the point position while Talen Horten-Tucker comes off the bench. There’s no way they are trading away any of those guys.

And despite the Jazz or Russ himself saying they want to try it out with each other this season, the chances of him getting bought out are much higher. It could be after the All-Star weekend in Utah next week.

Also read: “Why do the Clippers want Russell Westbrook?”: Redditor Breaks Down 2017 MVP’s Impact

Post Edited By: Akash Murty
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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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