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Russell Westbrook, Agent Parting Ways Over ‘Irreconcilable Differences’

Lakers star Russell Westbrook and longtime agent, Wasserman’s Thad Foucher, have parted ways, Foucher told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Friday.

In a statement to ESPN, Foucher cited “irreconcilable differences” as the primary reason for the split, suggesting that he and Westbrook were not aligned on the best move for the nine-time All-Star going forward.

“I represented Russell Westbrook for 14 years and am proud of our partnership which included a highly successful 2008 draft, a super-max contract and the only renegotiation-and-extend max contract in history,” Foucher said in the statement, per Wojnarowski. “I also supported Russell throughout his rise into a prominent fashion industry figure and recently orchestrated three successive trades on Russell’s behalf – culminating with the trade to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers.