“Russell Westbrook is indeed a lefty and only shoots a basketball, like LeBron James, with his right hand.” – Shannon Sharpe pleasantly surprised at the ambidextrous Lakers guard

Arun Sharma | 28/10/2021
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We’ve seen glimpses of LeBron shooting with his left, but he mostly shoots right handed. Russell too, who signs his autographs with his left hand.

Lefties are a rarity in this world, even more so in the NBA. A southpaw athlete is always an underdog in terms of numbers, but not in terms of quality. Even more rare is the case when people play with their off-hand,  LeBron James and Russell Westbrook are two of the biggest names.

Russ and LeBron are naturally lefties, they just shoot with their right hand. We’ve seen glimpses of Bron shooting with his left, but he mostly shoots right-handed. Russell too, who signs his autographs with his left hand.

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Maybe Russ and LeBron need to switch to their dominant hands – They would be unstoppable

These two guys are two of the best-ever players to play the game, and they were playing without their dominant hand. Imagine they switched to it, they would wreak havoc! Russ wouldn’t be turning over the ball so often, and LeBron would hit his free throws more often. Larry Bird did it once for fun, switching hand to his off hand and he was unstoppable, imagine people switching to their dominant hand.

Lefties have been interspersed throughout the ages, the most famous vintage era is Bill Russell, and he was an eleven-time NBA champion. Mark Eaton and David Robinson, two of the best defenders in the game were also left-handed.

Someone who plays with his off-hand though – Ben Simmons. Maybe that is the reason why his shooting has been atrocious.  Switch back to your dominant hand eh, Ben?

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Arun Sharma

Arun Sharma is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. A double degree holder and a digital marketer by trade, Arun has always been a sports buff. He fell in love with the sport of basketball at a young age and has been a Lakers fan since 2006. What started as a Kobe Bryant obsession slowly turned into a lifelong connection with the purple and gold. Arun has been an ardent subscriber to the Mamba mentality and has shed tears for a celebrity death only once in his life. He believes January 26, 2020, was the turning point in the passage of time because Kobe was the glue holding things together. From just a Lakers bandwagoner to a basketball fanatic, Arun has spent 16 long years growing up along with the league. He thinks Stephen Curry has ruined basketball forever, and the mid-range game is a sight to behold. Sharma also has many opinions about football (not the American kind), F1, MotoGP, tennis, and cricket.

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