Westbrook says coming off bench caused him hamstring strain
Russell Westbrook absolutely believes that Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s decision to bring him off the bench in L.A.’s preseason finale could have caused the hamstring strain he suffered that night
Russell Westbrook absolutely believes that Lakers coach Darvin Ham’s decision to bring him off the bench in L.A.’s preseason finale could have caused the hamstring strain he suffered that night.
Per ESPN, "I’ve been doing the same thing for 14 years straight," Westbrook said following the Lakers’ [123-109 loss] to the [Golden State Warriors]in their regular-season opener Tuesday night. "Honestly, I didn’t even know what to do pregame. Being honest, I was trying to figure out how to stay warm and loose. … That’s something I just wasn’t accustomed to."
Westbrook was back in the starting lineup against the Warriors — playing with the first unit for the 1,005th time in 1,022 career games — after being limited in the days leading up to it because of his hamstring injury.