Veteran Russell Westbrook hasn't been an ideal fit with the Lakers this season, but teammate LeBron James said Monday that Los Angeles is 'all in this together' as the club battles for playoff positioning in the Western Conference.
That is to say, there's been plenty more obstacles to this Lakers season than Westbrook's turnovers and missed shots.
Westbrook's response to being benched was different than the last time it happened, too. The veteran guard accepted Lakers coach Frank Vogel's decision, pointing out after the Knicks game that what mattered was L.A. getting the win. The last time it happened, when Vogel pulled him from the final stretch of the fourth quarter last month against the"You still communicate afterwards and there was that today," Vogel said.
Vogel said the Lakers' brain trust can only go on what it's seen so far -- which has included all the fits and starts that James alluded to -- when determining what type of deal it would want to pursue.
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