Russell Westbrook’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers hasn’t gone as anticipated. Regardless of the struggled, Lakers coach Frank Vogel is not able to bench his star level guard, to the dismay of some throughout the group.
Vogel has been pressured by some throughout the Lakers group to take away Westbrook from the beginning lineup. Thus far, together with in Saturday’s win over the Golden State Warriors, Vogel has resisted that push.
Westbrook not too long ago mentioned his function with the Lakers has been “ever evolving”. Vogel and his employees are nonetheless looking out, with a month to go within the season, for the very best match to make use of Westbrook alongside LeBron James. That is prompted stress between Westbrook and the teaching employees, in addition to throughout the group as an entire.