“Taste of His Own Medicine”: Hours After Pat Bev Humiliates LeBron James, Russell Westbrook Ignites Twitter With His ‘Payback’

The Los Angeles Lakers have a pretty different lineup from when they began their campaign this season. The team almost revamped the entire roster after trading out stars like Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley, retaining only LeBron James and Anthony Davis, mainly, after the trade deadline passed. Moreover, Beverley, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls, displayed a disrespectful gesture toward James in their last encounter. However, the Clippers star Westbrook seemed to prove his loyalty to LA by taking sweet revenge on Pat Bev on behalf of LeBron James. 

Ever since his trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, Westbrook has proven his prowess as a point-guard. The Clippers star Paul George vouched for Russ in a recent podcast and highlighted the impact on the team he had after his inclusion. However, what surely confirmed Beastbrook’s return to his groove was his signature celebration to Beverley’s face on Monday.

Westbrook steps up for LeBron James 

In response to Beverley’s disrespectful gesture towards LeBron James at Sunday’s game, Westbrook brought back an iconic celebration of his to get back at him. During the fourth quarter of the game between the Lakers and the Bulls, Beverley had delivered a ‘too small’ celebration after dropping a jump hook over LeBron James.

Even though the fans erupted on social media following the display, Westbrook’s gesture the next day proved to be the perfect response to Beverley for fans. During the Monday night game between the Clippers and Bulls, Westbrook dropped a mid-range bucket over Pat Bev. However, he didn’t stop there. He ran to the other side of the court and pulled off his signature ‘rock the baby’ celebration.

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Over the years, the Clippers star has performed his signature celebration many times on the court and it has come to be easily recognized by fans. While the exact origin of his celebration is not clear, the fans feel that it began during the 2018-19 season. 

Fans missed the celebration for a while this season, but he brought it back on Monday. Notably, the NBA 2K video-game also shows the famous Russ celebration.

Russ leaves fans in a frenzy

In response to Westbrook’s gesture, fans swarmed Twitter when the video surfaced. They flooded in with hilarious opinions on the celebration. One user said, “Taste of his own medicine.”

Here are some more reactions from NBA Twitter.

Will the rivalry end here or will it extend into the playoffs? LeBron James can probably use any help he can get, with the Lakers 9th on the table as of now – but perhaps fans will agree that some loyalty from a former teammate is a good thing despite how standings look as playoffs loom.

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