As the Oklahoma City Thunder look to trade Russell Westbrook with the team preparing to rebuild following Paul George’s departure, it appears Kevin Durant’s brand manager, Randy Williams, feels the basketball world is ignoring the cause of Oklahoma City’s problems.
Bleacher Report recently posted a photo of Oklahoma City’s superstars through the years on Instagram. First, it was Durant, Westbrook and James Harden. Then it was just Durant and Westbrook, which soon became Paul George and Westbrook. Now Westbrook stands alone, barring a trade — which the team is reportedly working toward.
Among the comments accompanying the post was one from Williams, which read as follows:
No one wants to Play with Russ! Everyone blames everyone one else expect him! When it comes to the Thunder Losing! People have Bad Basketball mixed up with Loyalty! Russ is all about Russ! He’s more worried about Stats vs Playing Winning Basketball! Everyone can say what they Want! But Owners & GMs in the NBA know the Real about Russell & his Style of Play! So Fans can say what they Want! But moving Forward to the Future! OKC will have to Trade Russ & He will have to become a Better Player/Teammate! He can Keep that Intensity & Competitiveness! But reality has set in! NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY WITH HIM!!!!!! 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
The comment made its way to Twitter, as well, and somewhere along the way was brought to Durant and Westbrook’s former teammate, Kendrick Perkins.
Suffice it to say, Perkins wasn’t pleased with the criticism of Westbrook.
