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Snoop Dogg Thinks Frank Vogel Is The Cause Of Russell Westbrook's Struggles This Season: "Coach Used To Sit Him On The Bench, Take Him Out The Game. That F*** With Your Mentality..."

  Russell Westbrook has had a really rough year for the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite his solid box score stats, many have blasted him this season for inconsistent performances. There were times during the season when Russell Westbrook took shots at Frank Vogel, and many people believe that Vogel wasn't the right coach to get the best out of Russell Westbrook. Recently, Snoop Dogg defended Russell Westbrook against criticism and pointed the blame at Vogel for the star's poor performances Shoutout to @SnoopDogg for defending Russell Westbrook last night on the @fullsendpodcast “He’s a killer. He’ll find himself out of it. Remember, the coach wasn’t f—— with him. Coach used to sit him on the bench, take him out the game. That f—- with your mentality too, when you’re this great, and you’ve got this coach telling you, ‘Sit down, hold on,’ then when you get in, you definitely reckless because you ain’t in a groove. Basketball is a groove thing. The coach and the player have to be on t...
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Frank Vogel to be fired as Lakers head coach, expected to be told as soon as Monday, per report

  Frank Vogel has coached his final game for the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. He is expected to be told as soon as Monday. The Lakers, winners of the 2020 NBA championship, entered the season as Western Conference favorites. They failed to live up to that mantle due to a combination of injuries, age, a poorly-built roster and mismanagement of that roster, and on Tuesday, they were officially eliminated from playoff contention. They closed the season with a 33-49 record. Now Vogel is paying the price for their failure and has been removed from his position as coach less than two years after leading the Lakers to the title. When asked about the news that he would not be retained, Vogel fired back. "I haven't been told s--- and I'm going to enjoy tonight's game," Vogel told reporters. "We'll deal with tomorrow tomorrow." In truth, the Lakers were hardly committed to Vogel even when they hired him. They had initially pl...
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Lakers coach Frank Vogel likely needs a surprise playoff run to save his job

  It has been less than 18 months since Frank Vogel won his first championship as an NBA head coach. He led the Los Angeles Lakers through one of the most tumultuous seasons in their history, deftly crafting a defensive juggernaut around LeBron James and Anthony Davis while overcoming both the death of Kobe Bryant and the conditions of the widely unpopular Orlando bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that point, he looked like one of the very best coaches in all of basketball. Oh, how things have changed. Blaming Vogel for everything that has gone wrong for the Lakers would be grossly unfair, but as they march towards an early ending for this disastrous season, he is primed to serve as the fall-guy. Rumors about his job security have swirled for months, and according to The Athletic's Sam Amick and Bill Oram, he likely needs "a stunning playoff run" in order to maintain his job. CBS Sports' Bill Reiter confirmed that report. Such a run seems overwhelmingly unlikely...
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Lakers want Russell Westbrook demoted to bench but so far Frank Vogel has resisted, per report

  The Los Angeles Lakers are desperate for any kind of spark. Yes, they got a win over the Warriors on Saturday thanks to 56 points from LeBron James, but prior to that they'd lost four straight and 11 of their last 14.  Short of LeBron working a nightly miracle, might moving Russell Westbrook to the bench be their last card to play?  According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, there is an "increasing push" from the Lakers' higher-ups to demote Westbrook from the starting lineup, "but so far coach Frank Vogel has resisted" making that move. Westbrook started Saturday night vs. the Warriors and finished with 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting.  Vogel has flirted with this idea of moving Westbrook to the bench, and he has held him out of closing stretches of games on a few occasions this season. He's just not suited to play off the ball. He's shooting 28 percent from 3.  Westbrook isn't the Lakers' only problem. But he's at the core of what ails...
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Lakers' Frank Vogel says he's considered bringing Russell Westbrook off the bench, and it's hard to blame him

  The Los Angeles Lakers' post-All-Star break blues continued on Thursday night, as they were crushed by the Los Angeles Clippers, 132-111. That was the fourth straight loss for the Lakers since play resumed and their 16th defeat in the last 22 games. As a result, they are now 27-35 and clinging to a spot in the play-in tournament. Such a brutal run of form has left everyone searching for answers. While injuries have played a major role -- Anthony Davis is still sidelined due to a foot injury and has only played 37 games this season -- it's clear this team is broken in a way that goes beyond health concerns.  At this point it's fair to wonder if drastic measures are necessary to try and get the team back on track. To that end, Lakers head coach Frank Vogel was asked following the loss to the Clippers if he has considered bringing Russell Westbrook off the bench. "We've talked about everything," Vogel replied. In a follow-up question about whether such a move c...
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Zion Williamson posts Instagram video of monster between-the-legs dunk while recovering from foot injury

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