All Ball Sports: Westbrook Targeting Clippers
by Paul Teetor One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Or, in this case, one team’s trash-talking pain in the butt is another team’s season-saving treasure. We’re talking, of course, about Russell Westbrook, the selfish, petulant, entitled, once-great point guard who has spent the last two years destroying the Lakers’ chemistry and cohesion while keeping them out of the playoffs. Now he’s walking across the hallway at the old Staples Center (also known as the Crypt), changing uniforms and taking aim at the Clippers chemistry and cohesion. Destroying their chances to make the playoffs is going to be a little harder for him to pull off this time because the Clippers are a significantly better team than the Lakers. They have beaten the Lakers 13 of the last 15 times they played each other, and as of Sunday night they are in fourth place in the 15-team Western Conference while the Lakers are in 12th place. Still, as far as him joining the Clippers goes, we’ve seen this movie before and we know the inevitable, sad ending. Clippers fans better get their double-ply handkerchiefs ready. They’re gonna need ‘em. The story has a great premise – wayward hero comes home to save the day…
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