When Russell Westbrook walked to the podium on Monday night after the Lakers’ latest loss, he had bigger things on his mind than just basketball. A silver necklace peeked out over the collar of his long-sleeved, gray shirt, the letters on it seemingly intentionally placed in full view for all to see right above Westbrook’s heart.
The first letter was N, for his wife, Nina Westbrook, who spoke out on Twitter earlier in the same day, calling out “obscenities and death wishes” as well as “shaming, name-calling, and public scrutiny” that she says her family has been subjected to during Westbrook’s struggles with the Lakers.