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Knicks not interested in Russell Westbrook

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A new report indicates that the New York Knicks are not interested in the idea of adding Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook. Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report spoke with Marc Stein and indicated that the Knicks’ lack of interest has been evident for a while. ”I pitched the idea to Knicks people time and again going back to the deadline, and they have no interest,” Fischer said. “… Everything I’ve heard is that New York is trying to grow this group as it is and mix and match a few parts and move forward.”
Source: Brad Sullivan @ Lakers Daily

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

David Hardisty @clutchfans
According to @Jake Fischer, the Lakers are very unlikely to waive and stretch Russell Westbrook’s contract, the Knicks have “no interest” in a Westbrook trade and @Marc Stein has not heard of any team interested except Houston. pic.twitter.com/4r7xBPfdGg – 1:11 PM

Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
The @UNC_Basketball Westbrook PEs are clean.
(And half of the floor has Jordan WhyNots on in this game.) pic.twitter.com/7MywMg1muE – 11:46 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Carmelo on Russell Westbrook’s resurgence: “I think he’s just taking his time now. … This is crunch time now. This is where we’ve all got to step up.” – 4:54 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Frank Vogel thinks Russell Westbrook is “settling into a rhythm” when asked about his improved play. – 4:03 PM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
New story: Just a half game up on New Orleans for the No. 9 spot with nine games left to play, Russell Westbrook says the Lakers’ game against the Pelicans on Sunday is a “must-win” for L.A. es.pn/36J9cVo – 11:23 AM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Russell Westbrook: Game vs Pelicans is definitely a must-win sportando.basketball/en/russell-wes… – 5:56 AM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Russell Westbrook on Sunday matchup with Pelicans: “It’s going to be a playoff-type of atmosphere for us. It’s definitely a must-win I believe for our group.” – 1:12 AM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: 76ers 126, Lakers 121
Considering they were without LeBron and AD, this was an impressive showing from LA. They are now 31-42. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 8 rebounds. Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Up next: at New Orleans on Sunday. – 12:40 AM

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Lakers were in it most of the game, but fall to Philly 126-121, cutting their lead over NOP to just 1/2 game and SAS to just 2 games for the play-in tourney. Dwight 24p on 9-of-14 8r; Westbrook 24p 9r 8a; Monk 23p; Melo 20p 7r; Stanley Johnson 13p on 5-of-7 8a 5r. – 12:38 AM

Kyle Goon @kylegoon
FINAL: 76ers 126, Lakers 121
A gritty effort in a game that the Lakers were almost predestined to lose. Fourth straight game in which Russell Westbrook has at least 20 points and 8 assists. Lakers clinch a losing season, but an admirable effort nonetheless. – 12:37 AM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Final: Sixers 126, Lakers 121.
LAL battled throughout the evening, but Embiid (30 points, 10 boards) and the backcourt combo of Maxey and Harden (45 points, 14 assists combined) were too much.
Westbrook had 24, 9 and 8, and Howard 24 and 8. – 12:37 AM

Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Embiid helping Westbrook up off of the floor, he really has matured over the years – 12:33 AM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Westbrook yanking the ball out of Harden’s hands as if he’s Seinfeld stealing the last piece of rye – 12:30 AM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
With his fifth field goal of the night, Russell Westbrook passed Elgin Baylor for 32nd place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, via Lakers PR. – 11:52 PM

Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Russell Westbrook just surpassed Elgin Baylor for 32nd on the NBA’s all-time scoring list – 11:51 PM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Halftime: 76ers 61, Lakers 52
The Lakers were outscored 34-22 in the second quarter. Stanley Johnson remains LA’s leading scorer (13 points) despite not scoring in the second. Russell Westbrook has 4 points (2-8 FGs), 4 rebounds + 4 assists. PHI is winning the possession battle. – 11:14 PM

Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Turnovers (mostly from Westbrook) are pretty much the only thing you can realistically criticize for the Lakers in first half, given the circumstances. They’ve legitimately played quite well. AK – 11:13 PM

Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Yet another new starting lineup for the Lakers tonight:
Westbrook, Reaves, Johnson, Gabriel and Howard
It’s the 35th one of the season, the most since 2013-14 (also 35). – 9:31 PM

Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 1974, the Sonics’ Fred Brown scored a career-high and franchise-record 58 points in a 139-137 win over the Warriors.
Brown still holds a share of the franchise scoring mark with Russell Westbrook, and his 24 FG made remains the franchise’s single-game record. pic.twitter.com/a8G3dT69Xj – 2:01 PM

More on this storyline

Marc Stein: I haven’t heard of any team that has changed its appetite for taking Russell Westbrook in via trade. -via marcstein.substack.com / March 26, 2022

Rich Paul laughs at a fan asking to trade himself for Westbrook 😂 -via Twitter / March 15, 2022

Sources say the coaching staff made an unsuccessful push for Westbrook to be traded before the Feb. 10 deadline, when the Lakers passed on Houston’s John Wall, in part, because of the draft considerations that it would have required to make the deal. There were also significant concerns about the fact that Wall hadn’t played all season and, thus, didn’t instill confidence in his ability to help the Lakers turn their season around. -via The Athletic / March 7, 2022