“I am not sure what his issue was with me”: Russell Westbrook fires a wild shot at Frank Vogel claiming he did not get a fair chance


“I am not sure what his issue was with me”: Russell Westbrook fires a wild shot at Frank Vogel claiming he did not get a fair chance

Russell Westbrook and Frank Vogel

Russell Westbrook has been on a roller-coaster since he joined the Los Angeles Lakers this season. After LeBron James and Anthony Davis personally recruited him to the team and formed a big three. Russell Westbrook has also been the most criticized and trolled player for the regular season. He was also the player many believe the franchise used as the scapegoat to get away from the losses. Since the Lakers were declared as serious championship contenders as soon as he signed with the team along with the other veteran brought on board. But the reality is very disappointing as the results are unexpected and the Lakers limit their journey till the regular season.

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Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers are out of the playoffs contention. As they didn’t even make it to the play-in tournament and now stand out of the picture for the postseason which stayed a dream. Brodie never really got the chemistry right with his new teammates and coaches at Los Angeles Lakers. He was on the block to be traded away but a deal never got done and there were also stories out there confirming his not that good relations with the Head Coach Frank Vogel.

Russell Westbrook and Frank Vogel
Russell Westbrook and Frank Vogel

In the exit interview, Russell Westbrook spoke about many of such stories claiming them to be fake and he never got a fair chance from the team either to defend himself or prove himself. But the one with Frank Vogel was right as he accepted that there were chemistry issues and things just didn’t work as they should have been and now it’s a complete failure as the season for them ends and Frank Vogel is fired.

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Russell Westbrook on his issues with Frank Vogel

Frank Vogel
Frank Vogel

Russell Westbrook replying to a reporter regarding his relationship with Frank Vogel as a player and coach quoted: “It’s unfortunate to be honest because I have never had an issue with any of my coaches before. As much as people may assume I have never had an issue with any coach, any players, any staff member anybody actually if we keeping it honest.” Further Russell Westbrook speaking about his very first exchange with the coach quoted: “From the moment I got here and you guys didn’t notice it, but it was actually Frank and his wife’s anniversary. And I actually sent him a bottle of champagne and stuff to his hotel room, which he didn’t know anything about because it was a nice thing to do, a nice gesture.”

Adding to it he took a shot on his former head coach and quoted: “‘I’m coming to the team, congratulations to you guys’. That’s just the type of person I am, anything back in return. But that’s just something I felt was the right thing to do, and I’m not sure what his issue was with me or I’m not sure why but I can’t really give an answer why. Things we never really connected may be you know that’s something he has to answer but I never. You know from the get-go I was feeling like I was having to like try to prove myself to him and my capabilities and what I have been able to do for this game and it’s unfortunate but it’s really not I come out of my hands.”

Frank Vogel and Russell Westbrook
Frank Vogel and Russell Westbrook

He also addressed the sacrifices he made throughout the season and still was on the losing end knowing it all. His time has been super upset with the Lakers as he probably had his worst season of the career where he wasn’t even feeling himself while playing basketball. Russell Westbrook still has a player option for the next season but nothing stands confirmed as even he mentioned he to think about it all and even the changes made here will affect his decision to continue in Los Angeles or once again find himself a new team in hunt of a championship.

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