After spending the entire fourth quarter on the bench in Tuesday's loss to the defending-champion Bucks, Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook was direct in sharing his feelings about not being in the team's closing rotation, saying that he believes he's “earned the right” to do so.
Los Angeles fell at home to Milwaukee, 131–116, and trailed by as much as 30 points to the defending champions. Westbrook had another dismal shooting performance, going just 3-for-11 from the floor while tallying 10 points, 10 rebounds and four turnovers in just over 26 minutes of action.
Tuesday marked yet another instance of Westbrook being out of the Lakers closing lineup and the former league MVP opened up after the loss, making clear that he thinks he should be in the final rotation.