'Russell Westbrook has no confidence ... he's defeated!' 😯 - Stephen A. | First Take

'Russell Westbrook has no confidence ... he's defeated!' 😯 - Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams react to the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-104 loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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[amgluke]

Russ really be “punching the air” behind closed doors. To the general public, he may appear like he good, but deep down, we know he hurting. I mean after all, he’s human. He’s definitely defeated. I’m sure he didn’t think the level of criticism from everyone would be this high, but he kinda brought that on himself.

[Lamont]

Stephen a speaking facts Russ been trolling people now it’s a problem for him 😂

[c-red]

"never cheats us with effort" literally saw this dude just stand there and watch Patrick beverly run into the paint and grab an offensive rebound and score.

[javianjohnson]

Westbrook has taunted players by “rocking the baby” for the last 5 years, but now that he’s the one getting lil bro’d its a problem for him. Plain hypocrisy

[olivercrespo]

“He never cheats us” y’all know that defense part of the game right? Cuz dude literally stands around.

[milli]

He never cheats us with effort LOL. Stephan A doesn’t watch Russ D😂

[pengriffey]

Pat bev’s revenge arc is so satisfying

[cybergarage]

HOW DO ALL THESE COMMENTATORS KEEP SAYING WESTBROOK NEVER CHEATS US WITH HIS EFFORT WHEN HE DOESNT PLAY DEFENSE. CONSTANTLY JUST BECOMES A ONLOOKER 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[amrithbharadwaj]

When SA says, "can't take away what he's done", I was reminded of him discrediting Dwight Howard for the last few years of his career and saying he didn't deserve to be on the top 75 list

[ronnenvallejo]

I love this group of commentators ESPN please keep this group together they work well together

[jonesasante]

Westbrick is one of the most overrated superstars in nba history period

[ComicsLamar]

Stop saying Russ never cheats with effort.
Just because he runs hard doesn’t mean he’s working on his game.

[Momo-zzfl]

As a Spurs fan, it’s bitter sweet to see the Lakers struggling as well. But it’s sad to see the the chemistry not mixing well due to lack of heart. Westbrook is the Tin Man who can chop down anything with ease, but needs a change of sensory to get his heart back.

[jeremydade]

Everyone on the team is 30+ and they on here acting like LeBron is supposed to teach them how to play the game. Multiple reports came out and said he didn’t WANT Russ, he settled for him. The Lakers organization has done absolutely nothing to benefit their situation at all. Bron is gonna be Bron and if we’re being honest his two best options on the team are Malik Monk and Melo. That’s crazy.

[carltonmartin]

Attacking the basket constantly uses up a lot of energy. You have to have tremendous stamina to constantly attack. You really can’t do that from the top of the key after 30. That’s a young man strategy.

[yengvang]

He's AirRuss. Y'all saw his airballs throughout the season like dude can't even hit the basket with the ball.

[kckc]

Saying he's defeated and then go on national TV and pile on the guy on the daily basis, what do u expect? He's blamed for every loss even though it's not his fault and when they win he's not even talked about, it's mad Corny, haters been waiting on Russ to fall off for a long time and u can see it by how people acting

[TheYoungMoney]

Last time i checked you gotta play offense and DEFENSE In basketball. Stop saying russel gives 100% effort when thats a bold face lie, his defense is atrocious and sometimes looks disinterested in playing D. And he clearly isn’t putting any effort to improve his jump shot. Russel thinks he can live off the 2 good years he had in okc

[isessogroup]

Lakers shoot entirely too many 3s and play with entirely too much pace… they need to slow the game down and stop turning the ball over… think Spurs in 2000s. Less possessions, less turnovers, better defense… use a slower pace on offense as defense…

[JavierLopez-mxbm]

IDK who this woman is but anyone is a clear upgrade from Molly