Russell Westbrook laughs after he airballs shot and gets shot clock violation | Pelicans at Lakers [VIDEO]

Russell Westbrook laughs after he airballs shot and clock expires

When the Lakers brought Russell Westbrook in, he was to be an added X factor. After losing to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2021 playoffs, the Lakers revamped their roster. The Lakers brought back much of the 2020 core. To ensure nothing would go wrong, the Lakers also added Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony. Instead, the Lakers have had to deal with everything going wrong, this season.

LeBron James and Anthony Davis have dealt with injuries all season long. The frequent injuries hurt the chances the Lakers had to build chemistry. Perhaps the Lakers would have had a better season if they could’ve had their best two players healthy. Whatever the case, the Lakers didn’t have them, they had a healthy Russell Westbrook. This season, Russell Westbrook has been inefficient, so the Lakers fans have blamed him for the team’s problems.

As of late, Russell Westbrook has played much better, which is a plus for the Lakers. Last night, Russell Westbrook needed to have a big game to beat the New Orleans Pelicans. When it came down to it, the Pelicans are playing well, and they were determined to beat the Lakers. Russell Westbrook didn’t have a good game, last night. Westbrook airballed an open shot and the Lakers got a shot clock violation. After the miss, Russ was laughing.

Russell Westbrook laughs after he airballs shot and clock expires