Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook doesn't like the media in general. In particular, he seems to have some kind of beef with Oklahoman sports columnist Berry Tramel. Westbrook, in fact, has not answered a question from Tramel in months. In yesterday's pre-game press conference, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts hilariously took a subtle shot at Westbrook, saying that that he'd be happy to answer any of Tramel's questions, per Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times.

Stotts, however, was not laughing at the end of the night. His Blazers succumbed to the Thunder in Game 3, 120-108. Moreover, the referees also issued him a technical foul after arguing a call late in the second quarter.

As mentioned, for the past months, Westbrook has fended off every inquiry from the long-time Oklahoma reporter with a “next question.”

In fact, last night's post-game presser was no different as Westbrook and his partner-in-crime Paul George continued to ignore Tramel, who asked about what the Thunder did to turn things around in the second half.

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Not exactly the mood you'd expect from a couple of guys who just led their team to an all-important Game 3 win at home, as the Thunder finally got on the board in the 2019 NBA playoffs.

Westbrook finally broke out of his shooting slump, as he top-scored for the Thunder with 33 points on 50 percent shooting from the field. He also nailed 4 of his 6 tries from downtown, including a wild dagger triple with 1:20 remaining in the ball game.

George struggled from the field, going just 3-for-16. However, he did manage to score 22 points, with 14 of them coming from the charity stripe.

Oklahoma City has a chance to even the series, 2-2, with a victory in Game 4 on Sunday. Portland, on the other hand, looks to take a commanding 3-1 lead.