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The Lakers have officially acquired Russell Westbrook, which just might be crazy enough to work

Two roads diverged on the purple and yellow hardwood

One with Buddy Hield, and the other, with Russell Westbrook

The Lakers chose the one less traveled by. Will it even make a difference?

This is, of course, a Robert Frostian interpretation of the Lakers’ trade for Westbrook, a move they made official in a press release on Friday:

Rob Pelinka, in part, on Russ:

"It takes a special mentality of competitiveness to take on the role of point guard for The Los Angeles Lakers.