An ESPN report cited recently traded point guard Russell Westbrook as a 'vampire' that 'sucks the blood out of the Lakers locker room,' a sentiment that his wife did not take kindly.
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traded point guard Russell Westbrook, a former MVP who is now on his fifth team in as many years, to the Utah Jazz.Westbrook's wife, Nina, was not thrilled with the sentiment. NBA player Russell Westbrook and Nina Earl attend the 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on July 12, 2017. "This is just sick ESPN… Russell is no vampire," she commented on an Instagram post."This is also slander because anyone who knows that this couldn't be further from the truth."
"I have school aged children who have to listen to their peers repeat the nasty things that you guys say on television about their father," she continued."I guess I will prepare myself to explain to my 5 year old that his dad is not actually a vampire, and that major news outlets only say things like that to get attention."Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Oct. 20, 2022.
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