Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images
Fans wanted Russell Westbrook away from the Los Angeles Lakers for months, but now he has a chance to get payback against his former team after joining the Los Angeles Clippers, via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
After he was sent from the Lakers to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade, Westbrook will agree to a buyout and join their intercity rival. Now NBA Twitter is reveling at the opportunity for the point guard to thrive and possibly get revenge against the Lakers:
Don Samuel⭐️ @SamThaRuler
Happy for Westbrook man, gets to be in the playoff and hopefully somehow send the Lakers home. It would be Poetic Justice!! https://t.co/INs0Cz1GNW
G @CannabissuerG
When is the next Clippers/Lakers game? I’m putting everything on a Westbrook triple double 🤣 nah fr #GamblingTwitter
Bryan Toporek @btoporek
We absolutely need a Lakers-Clippers playoff series now. https://t.co/EmWmio6ftr
HonorTheGift @Day1BrodieFan
I don’t expect the Lakers to make the playoffs but it would be absolutely perfect of the Clippers beat them in the postseason 😭. There would be no greater justice
Chris Walder @WalderSports
I now want the Clippers to win the NBA championship just to see the reactions of everyone in the media seeing Russell Westbrook win a title with Los Angeles … but not the Lakers.
6’7-Eleven Inches ➐ @ReadTheBioNgga
Russell Westbrook after leaving the lakers pic.twitter.com/niltCDhvap
AlwayzHoodie @AlwayzHoodie
Russell Westbrook against the Lakers https://t.co/Elj9LLUTrB pic.twitter.com/b9dTxZspN2
Rp @DarthPrader
Russell Westbrook is about to get his revenge on everyone with the clips. Him/PG/Kawhi is a much better fit than him/day-davis/Bron. I really hope they match up in the playoffs, just don’t know if the Lakers can even make it in.
Luka Doncic’s Burner @HookahDoncic_77
Most Lakers fans are gonna clown on this signing, but it’s actually a W. Westbrook will fit in with this team much better than he did with the Lakers. https://t.co/resKY6mRbp
PosterizaSean @PosterizaSean
Westbrook and the Clippers eliminating the Lakers from playoff contention would be immaculate https://t.co/rGT4pqy2I2
Johnathan James @Jay_James616
Russ is going to be in the playoffs but will the Lakers? If I had to bet Russ will have the last laugh.
The Lakers and Clippers play one more game during the regular season on April 5, which will be a highly discussed matchup.
Of course, both sides will be heavily focused on the standings for the rest of the season.
The Lakers were just 27-32 heading into the All-Star break, sitting 13th in the Western Conference. Even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the roster, the team has an uphill battle to reach the playoffs.
The Clippers are currently fourth in the West with a 33-28 record, although only five games separate the two teams and both could end up competing in the play-in tournament.
A possible elimination game between the two Los Angeles teams, with Westbrook front and center, would create one of the more memorable games of the year.
Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images
Fans wanted Russell Westbrook away from the Los Angeles Lakers for months, but now he has a chance to get payback against his former team after joining the Los Angeles Clippers, via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
After he was sent from the Lakers to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team trade, Westbrook will agree to a buyout and join their intercity rival. Now NBA Twitter is reveling at the opportunity for the point guard to thrive and possibly get revenge against the Lakers:
Don Samuel⭐️ @SamThaRuler
Happy for Westbrook man, gets to be in the playoff and hopefully somehow send the Lakers home. It would be Poetic Justice!! https://t.co/INs0Cz1GNW
G @CannabissuerG
When is the next Clippers/Lakers game? I’m putting everything on a Westbrook triple double 🤣 nah fr #GamblingTwitter
Bryan Toporek @btoporek
We absolutely need a Lakers-Clippers playoff series now. https://t.co/EmWmio6ftr
HonorTheGift @Day1BrodieFan
I don’t expect the Lakers to make the playoffs but it would be absolutely perfect of the Clippers beat them in the postseason 😭. There would be no greater justice
Chris Walder @WalderSports
I now want the Clippers to win the NBA championship just to see the reactions of everyone in the media seeing Russell Westbrook win a title with Los Angeles … but not the Lakers.
6’7-Eleven Inches ➐ @ReadTheBioNgga
Russell Westbrook after leaving the lakers pic.twitter.com/niltCDhvap
AlwayzHoodie @AlwayzHoodie
Russell Westbrook against the Lakers https://t.co/Elj9LLUTrB pic.twitter.com/b9dTxZspN2
Rp @DarthPrader
Russell Westbrook is about to get his revenge on everyone with the clips. Him/PG/Kawhi is a much better fit than him/day-davis/Bron. I really hope they match up in the playoffs, just don’t know if the Lakers can even make it in.
Luka Doncic’s Burner @HookahDoncic_77
Most Lakers fans are gonna clown on this signing, but it’s actually a W. Westbrook will fit in with this team much better than he did with the Lakers. https://t.co/resKY6mRbp
PosterizaSean @PosterizaSean
Westbrook and the Clippers eliminating the Lakers from playoff contention would be immaculate https://t.co/rGT4pqy2I2
Johnathan James @Jay_James616
Russ is going to be in the playoffs but will the Lakers? If I had to bet Russ will have the last laugh.
The Lakers and Clippers play one more game during the regular season on April 5, which will be a highly discussed matchup.
Of course, both sides will be heavily focused on the standings for the rest of the season.
The Lakers were just 27-32 heading into the All-Star break, sitting 13th in the Western Conference. Even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the roster, the team has an uphill battle to reach the playoffs.
The Clippers are currently fourth in the West with a 33-28 record, although only five games separate the two teams and both could end up competing in the play-in tournament.
A possible elimination game between the two Los Angeles teams, with Westbrook front and center, would create one of the more memorable games of the year.
