The Los Angeles Lakers sitting is in the 14th position at the Western Conference table. Despite the season still being young, the Lakers are not looking promising this season with a record of 3-10. The fans are also constantly displaying their disappointments on the internet. Starting from LeBron James to Russell Westbrook, none has been able to meet the expectations.

However, Russell Westbrook’s performance caught the attention of the fans most this season. The point guard was not able to deliver performances up to his mark and received a lot of jeers and taunts this season. And Shaq opened up on this matter on how he would have felt if he was taunted like the Lakers point guard.

Recently, Shaq sat for an interview with GaryVee, where he discussed his success in his sporting career and his post-retirement career. While doing so, when a fan from LA asked Shaq what is going on with Russell Westbrook this season; the former Lakers star immediately responded to the question.

The Diesel said that he never experienced such incidents as Russ is experiencing now. He added, he never played on a team that said, “They don’t want me,” just as they are saying for Russ.

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Shaq said he understood how difficult it was for Russ to sustain the taunts from the people of the state he grew up. He recalled how Russ said he received taunts from the fans in front of his wife and kids sitting on the side court. The Diesel added if he was in the situation of Russ, then the taunts would have definitely hurt him. However, Shaquille O’Neal finished off by advising a need for a fresh start for Russell Westbrook.

Legacy of Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook might be going through a rough patch this season. But that doesn’t hide the noteworthy career of the Lakers’ point guard. With getting his name into the NBA’s top 75 players list; Westbrook also got the honor of getting crowned as the MVP of 2017.

Russ has a career average of 22.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 7.2 assists. He also made it into the NBA All-Star nine times along with getting selected for All-NBA First team twice. He also has many other achievements in his name. Despite being the owner of so many awards, only the NBA championship is missing from his cabinet.

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