The Lakers trading for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2021 served as a multiyear setback to the franchise's hopes of winning a second title with LeBron James .

Westbrook arrived with the Lakers hoping to form a Big 3 with LeBron and Anthony Davis , and apparently was the choice of James to fill the point guard spot in Los Angeles. However, it didn't take long for it to be clear that on-court marriage was going to fail, and the relationship between James and Westbrook deteriorated quickly.

After a disastrous 2021-22 season, the Lakers were determined to try and run it back in 2022-23, but Westbrook and James were at odds and a new anecdote from Yaron Weitzman's upcoming book " A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers " published in The Ringer details h

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