As recently as a few weeks ago, all that plagued the Thunder was somehow connected to Russell Westbrook. If Kevin Durant wasn't getting enough shot attempts, it was undeniably Westbrook's fault. If Scott Brooks drew up an uninspired late-game set, Westbrook was to blame. If the power went out on the far side of OKC, Westbrook was undoubtedly involved. Such is often the case with scoring guards of all kinds, but particularly so for this star in particular; the price of playing with a saint like Kevin Durant is apparently eternal fan and media damnation, as Westbrook remains the league's best player that can somehow manage to do no right.
No player deserves such ridiculous treatment, and particularly not one of Westbrook's tremendous talents. One of the best players in the league has seen his exploits ignored for the sake of taking the slightest transgressions — or perceived transgressions — completely out of context. It's not fair, and even though critiquing Westbrook has become one of the NBA world's favorite pastimes, it never was.
We — as observers of basketball in the most general sense — have to approach the Thunder more intel ...
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Russell Westbrook Provides a Lesson in Scapegoating
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