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Oram predicts Lakers will move on from Westbrook

April 12, 2022 08:03 PM

The Athletic’s Los Angeles Lakers insider Bill Oram tells Rich Eisen that the strained relationship between ousted coach Frank Vogel and Russell Westbrook was the root cause for the guard’s poor play this season.

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