Russell Westbrook asked his thoughts about being picked on LeBron’s team, thought he was the last pick. Informed it was just an alphabetical list, he made sure to correct Melo who was heckling nearby. pic.twitter.com/gPMgPr91Kz
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 26, 2018
The shirt Russell Westbrook wore last night to the game made more headlines than this little tidbit about him being picked by LeBron James for the All-Star Draft, but it’s still hilarious.
During a media interview, Russ was asked how it felt to be picked by King James, truly thinking he was picked last because of how the order of names appeared on the paper that LBJ revealed after the fact. As he mentioned it casually, he was quickly informed that he was wrong and the list of names were alphabetical. That’s when his mood changed and everything made sense again.
So Westbrook played tonight's game thinking he was the last pick in the draft, so Extra Angry Russ went out and dropped 46 on the Wizards. I feel like the Wizards should file a protest with the league.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 26, 2018
Why he would think he was picked last when he’s the best player from the reserves and should be a starter is beyond us. Only a crazy person would pick Kevin Love or Victor Oladipo before Westbrook in a draft. Or any of the other players listed, actually.
Russ, KD, Kyrie, Boogie and James? Sounds ridiculous already.