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Joseph Salvador

Report: Russell Westbrook Plans to Exercise Player Option

Russell Westbrook is planning to exercise his $47.1 million player option to return to the Lakers for the 2022-23 season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Yahoo Sports’s Chris Haynes confirmed the report. 

Westbrook’s agent, Thad Foucher, plans to file the paperwork Tuesday but the deadline isn’t until Wednesday. 

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