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San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan 'not intending on being disrespectful' to Russell Westbrook with 'bricks' response

San Antonio Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan says he was "not intending on being disrespectful" to Russell Westbrook when he associated the word "bricks" with the Los Angeles Lakers star.

In a widely circulated social video that went viral over the weekend, Sochan and fellow Spurs rookie Malaki Branham are shown participating in a word-association guessing game during this month's NBA summer league in Las Vegas.

Brantham, hoping Sochan would guess the word "triple-double," offered his teammate the hint: "Russell Westbrook get 'em a lot." Sochan immediately guessed, "Bricks," prompting Brantham to respond, "No, no, no!