Russell Westbrook: “I’ve never had a problem with my coaches before”

Do not count on Russell Westbrook to regret the departure of Frank Vogel, fired Monday. The Lakers point guard admitted that he and his coach were not on the same page. And he does not know why …

“To be honest, I think it’s unfortunate because I never had a problem with my coaches before. No coach, no player, no executive… I don’t know what his problem was with me or I don’t know why… I can’t really give you an answer about the fact that we really never connected.”

In fact, for the All-Star point guard, he was never given the opportunity to be himself.

“As soon as I got here, I didn’t have the chance to do what I’m capable of doing for a team and a franchise,” he continues, before mentioning the rumors and articles that evoked a dispute with Frank Vogel and the staff. “These famous articles based on ‘anonymous sources’ that have come out about me, whether it’s between me and the staff, me and Frank, me and the fans… There are so many made-up stories that are not true. It’s just that you have to constantly fight against it. It’s just that we’re not given a chance. I felt like I had to fight every made-up story. Then another one. Then another… You know the examples. I don’t want to get into the details, which article, who wrote it, why… It’s pointless. It really doesn’t matter because it’s not true. If it doesn’t come from me it’s not true.

A “player option” linked to the name of the next coach?

Among the articles that he did not like, there is the one that explained that the duo LeBron-Davis had pressured Frank Vogel so that Russell Westbrook could play his way. At the request of the point guard …

Today, Frank Vogel is no longer there, and Russell Westbrook has the opportunity to stay with the Lakers via a $ 47 million clause. “I’m going to make a decision, and that’s why it’s called a ‘player option’,” he said about his intentions. Listening to him, he is waiting to hear the name of the new coach.

“There are going to be a lot of changes depending on who the coach is, the style of play and the roster. So that question is still up in the air. But once the decision is made, we will advise.”

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