Westbrook and the Lakers are having a tough season together, and when they joined the team last summer, the media and fans unanimously expected the 9-time All-Star guard to help the team regain the championship, but as the season progressed, the team's record went all the way down, and currently ranks ninth in the West with only 29 wins and 40 losses.
Just yesterday, facing the young Timberwolves, they seemed to have no resistance, trailing by 14 points in the first quarter and more than 20 points at halftime, and finally lost 104-124. Westbrook did not perform well in this game, scoring only 15 points and 5 assists on 5-of-12 shooting, and making as many as 3 turnovers, and worse, he was completely inferior in the confrontation with Beverly, and was mercilessly mocked by opponents.
In an offensive round, Beverley first scored the ball against Westbrook's defense, then snatched Westbrook to complete the counterattack in the defensive round, and then he made a nose-pinching motion at the Lakers bench, saying: "He's just garbage!" ”
The two men's battle stretched off the court, with Westbrook mocking Beverley for his lack of accomplishment in his career, while Beverley responded that he helped his team reach the playoffs every year and reached the Western Conference Finals twice, and mocking Westbrook for focusing only on personal data rather than the team's record.
The two men's verbal battle has attracted widespread attention, and some NBA players can't help but get involved. For example, Bulls defender LaVine, who said in an interview with the media today that he had never seen a player of The Westbrook level so humiliated; former teammate Schroeder was also upset with Westbrook, saying that the air balloon was just thrown once, and in any case, Westbrook was a Hall of Fame level player...
Although most of the players in this dispute are on the side of Wei Shao, this is not a glorious thing after all, their remarks are both supportive of Wei Shao and like the salt sprinkled on Wei Shao's wounds, and this does not reduce the criticism of Wei Shao from the outside world, if you want those who doubt to shut up, Wei Shao is better to show a better performance on the playing field.