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Lakers News: Russell Westbrook Blames Hamstring Injury On Reserve Role The postgame chatter this season is going to be legendary.

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

LeBron James and Russell Westbrook had plenty to say after Lakers' loss to Warriors LeBron James says the Lakers must keep shooting threes even though they aren't good at it. Russell Westbrook blames bench role for pulled ha...

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • LATIMES.COM

Lakers News: Charles Barkley Had Some Choice Words For The Russell Westbrook-L.A. Situation One Hall of Famer laid down some uncomfortable truths for another.

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

LeBron James: Lakers not 'constructed of great shooting'

The Lakers weren't competitive in an opening-night loss to the Warriors. How they lost wasn't a surprise to LeBron James.

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Lakers' Russell Westbrook says coming off the bench 'absolutely' led to groin injury SAN FRANCISCO — Russell Westbrook said his hamstring injury Friday night was a result of Darvin Ham and the Lakers' bringing him off the ben...

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Is Russell Westbrook's injury claim a precursor to Lakers trade?

Russell Westbrook contends that coming off the bench caused his hamstring to flare up. Is trouble already brewing in L.A.?

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Logs double-double in loss Tuesday Westbrook finished Tuesday's 123-109 loss to the Warriors with 19 points (7-12 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 11 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 31 minutes.

Impact Westbrook started for the Lakers, a role that seemed uncertain for many heading into the season. While he ended the night with a decent performance, it was still clear that the roster is a little clunky. As a team, the Lakers shot 10-of-40 from the perimeter, a number that will need to increase should they hope to challenge for the title once again. Despite the chatter regarding Westbrook's role, he remains a solid source of points, rebounds and assists, making him a viable fantasy commodity, albeit one with some pretty obvious flaws.

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Stephen Curry, Warriors celebrate championship, beat Lakers

Stephen Curry opened the season with 33 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-109 after receiving t...

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Active Tuesday Westbrook (hamstring) is active for Tuesday's game against Golden State, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact Westbrook, along with Anthony Davis (back) and LeBron James (foot), are all available to play and will presumably start for the Lakers. Westbrook averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists across 78 starts for the Lakers during the 2021-22 season.

OCTOBER 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Durant Shares Thoughts on Criticism Towards Russell Westbrook | SLAM Kevin Durant believes today's NBA media has done a drastic narrative on Russell Westbrook's play last season. He believes it's reached high...

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • SLAMONLINE.COM

Goes through shootaround Westbrook (hamstring) participated in the Lakers' shootaround ahead of Tuesday's regular-season opener against the Warriors, Mark Medina of NBA.com reports.

Impact Westbrook, LeBron James (foot) and Anthony Davis (back) are all listed as probable and went through shootaround, suggesting Los Angeles will have its top three players available for the season opener. However, it's still concerning that each of the Lakers' superstars is already dealing with an injury, given health and availability of those three players will be a major key to the Lakers bouncing back after a rocky 2021-22 campaign.

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lakers News: The Latest On Russell Westbrook's Opening Night Availability Will Brodie suit up tonight?

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Lakers still talk of NBA, no matter what happens elsewhere

The Lakers get most of the headlines when they're good. They might get even more of them when they're not, writes Martin Rogers.

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Is Russell Westbrook playing tonight vs. Warriors? Injury update for Lakers opening night game Westbrook suffered a hamstring injury in LA's preseason finale and is now listed as day-to-day entering the upcoming season.

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lakers' Schröder out at least 3 weeks after thumb surgery

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dennis Schröder will be sidelined for several weeks after undergoing surgery on his right thumb

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Officially probable Westbrook (hamstring) is probable for Tuesday's game against the Warriors, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact Westbrook suffered a hamstring injury during Friday's preseason finale against the Kings, but he's on track to take the court for his squad's regular-season opener. Expect confirmation on his status closer to tipoff.

OCTOBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lakers News: The Ringer Team Applauds Lakers Front Office For Trade Hesitancy Russell Westbrook remains a Laker -- for now.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Lakers News: Dennis Schröder To Go Under Knife For Thumb Injury Plus, the latest intel on Russell Westbrook’s hamstring.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Likely game-time decision Westbrook (hamstring) remains day-to-day and will likely be a game-time decision for Tuesday's regular-season opener against the Warriors, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports.

Impact Westbrook isn't dealing with any structural damage in his left hamstring, but it's still possible that he misses some time to begin the regular season. He participated in Monday's light practice session and will likely go through pregame warmups Tuesday before the Lakers determine his status for their matchup against Golden State.

OCTOBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

NBA staff debate: Warriors' repeat chances, Lakers and Nets drama, MVP picks

Are the Warriors destined to repeat, or will Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks stop them? We asked our NBA experts 10 questions ahead of o...

OCTOBER 17, 2022