The Los Angeles Lakers lost their opening game of the regular season to NBA champions Golden State Warriors, and Russell Westbrook played despite picking up a slight injury on Saturday.
Westbrook limped off in their defeat to the Sacramento Kings which capped off a brutal pre-season run, and was initially a doubt to face the Warriors. But he played, scored 19 points and picked up 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of play.
Although Westbrook looked in good shape, it's likely he had the recent hamstring tweak in the back of his mind. And after the loss to the Lakers he appeared to take aim at his coaches for their decision to have him lead the second unit in the game.
