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

When Russell Westbrook Opened Up About The Tough Criticism He Had Been Getting Westbrick is now shaming Shaming my name My legacy for my kids I haven't hurt anyone and I haven't done anything but play basketball a way people may not like This is just a game this is not my entire life

Paul George on Russell Westbrook He took the time to build a personal connection with every single guy on the roster - from talking rugby with Steven Adams to bonding over anime with Jerami Grant

Russell Westbrook on the Westbrook experience My ability to be able to be a force of nature on the floor is what I pride myself on It may be a turnover it may be a missed shot but it may be a steal may be a dunk may be a missed 3 maybe a made 3 it's gonna be all of that

Jaylen Brown Im more inspired to win than anything because I felt like I've been a little bit disrespected in this process for whatever reason from people that I thought valued me and everything I brought to the team and the city I found out quickly that may or may not be the case

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

JR Smith on Westbrook's tenure with LebronLakers I understand what Westbrook was going through Seeing people around who are supposed to be the closest to you your teammates and organization kind of flip on you and then the fanbase its really tough