In the midst of one of the worst moments of his career at the NBA level and beyond, Lakers, Garland at the party”>Russell Westbrook he told The Athletic in an interview in which he tried to explain his point of view and to show tranquility even in the face of the difficulties of a troubled group and following performances in which the ball does not want to find the bottom of the retina: “No, I have no regrets about my move to the Lakers: for me it’s not just basketball, it’s something much more important ”. With his 18 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds per season, Westbrook maintains a record in these first three months of the regular season: he is the player who has remained on the field the most minutes (1491 total, Miles Bridges second at the moment stops at 1481 – with 10 years shorter however on the identity card). To make the news and 43% from shooting from the field – given in recent weeks – as well as 29% from the arc and the 185 turnovers in the season: this is also a record in the league, but definitely less enviable.
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Westbrook and the arrival at the Lakers: “I have no regrets”
And to those who ask him if the possibility of finding himself packing his bags again after being dumped by a team disturbs him, he replies confidently: “I have never worried about this: I only do my job in the most professional way I know. Every year my name is included in the market rumors: I have never let myself be influenced by this in my approach to basketball. In part this is what I was talking about at the press conference some time ago (when taking the statistics sheet he explained his point of view, aware that he had an impact on the court well beyond the number of shots scored, ed): I see the game in a different key and I evaluate the ability to have an importance in the match in a different way. Regardless of whether or not there may be an exchange, nothing will change my mindset: I feel I have a purpose on the court that goes far beyond basketball and I always keep it as my main motivation, regardless of what happens on the pitch “.
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