Gilbert Arenas is sick to dying of the criticism surrounding Russell Westbrook and he’s letting everybody know.
On his present, Arenas highlighted the favored development of dismissing Westbrook’s historic triple-double file and haters are undermining his expertise and attempting to decrease the legacy he’s constructed.
Russ holds the file for probably the most triple-doubles in NBA historical past and Arenas says persons are fast to neglect.
“It’s bizarre as a result of it’s like they had been attempting to discredit his triple-doubles as a result of it was too simple for him,” mentioned Arenas on Gil’s Enviornment. “He’s altering historical past and when motherf*****s have heroes it’s laborious for them to let go typically and I feel whereas attempting to say ‘These stats ain’t actual’ you turned disrespectful to the person who was doing it. These similar people who find themselves voting [for MVP] received your legacy of their arms, so in the event you don’t kiss their asses they f*ck along with your legacy. And that’s the bug drawback with sports activities.”
Earlier than the season has even begun, the disrespect of Westbrook has nicely and actually begun.
ESPN soccer commentator lately roasted Russ, to the purpose the place Westbrook’s spouse Nina made a public remark about it.
Then solely this week, Russ’ profession three-point capturing proportion turned a speaking level on Brian Windhorst’s podcast, The Hoop Collective.
It led to Windhorst saying, “I wouldn’t let him shoot anymore three’s ever even fairly actually.”
Final season for the Clippers, Westbrook shot 27.3 p.c from three-point vary and 45.4 p.c from the sphere.
He might be seeking to enhance upon that when he fits up for the Nuggets for the primary time in his profession in 2024-25.
Total, Russ has a 30.4 p.c capturing file in his profession.