Lakers guard Russell Westbrook left Saturday's preseason finale against the Kings with a hamstring injury in the first quarter.
Westbrook exited the court in the first quarter, but it was unclear how he suffered the injury.Westbrook was coming off the bench in the Lakers' preseason finale, a move Ham said before the game was "not a demotion" but "a realignment."
Westbrook entered midway through the first quarter and missed two 3-pointers and had two turnovers in five minutes before leaving with the injury.
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