The 2025-26 season has not been kind to the Sacramento Kings. As of March 6, the Kings have the worst record in the league at 14-50, trending downward despite having some veteran talent in Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Domantas Sabonis. It was another of those veterans, however, who was extremely vocal with the media after the Kings' latest loss, a 133-123 defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. Russell Westbrook — who has never been shy to call out reporters — had a nearly seven-minute back-and-forth exchange with media members, saying "you guys have a lot of opinions about what we’re doing," "you don’t know anything about me" and "it’s my job to speak up for the guys...
