Is Russell Westbrook right to feel disrespected by the way the Lakers and their fans treated him or did his poor performances given his status as the teams highest-paid player make that criticism fair

Norman Powell says the Lakers are the most overrated team in the NBA

Bill Russell One thing I have a quarrel with is that I had better players I personally worked with them to make them better players I did things physically emotionally and intellectually to make my teammates better players They took advantage of the situation that was part of my creation

Former Laker Byron Scott says the Lakers had the most overrated offseason in the NBA They had the most overrated offseason Im just keeping it real you know Im Purple and Gold down to the core but everybody talking about all these greatnah I just dont see it

Kwame Brown blames LeBron James for destroying Russell Westbrook and hurting the development of Dalton Knetch for his son Bronny James He also predicts something similar will happen with Joel Embiid if he fails to play 70 games this season and with VJ Edgecombe

Draymond reacts to Gallinari's comments about Kawhi Wishing the NBA took 50 million from a player is disgusting so for him to act like Kawhi ruined his career that's bullshit Gallinari was extremely talented but was known for being a little lazy the word around him is that he didn't really care

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process