Russell Westbrook, like his counterpart Kevin Durant, have grown tired of the excessive and at times intrusive questions from the media surrounding the rivalry between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors and themselves.
So tired, in fact, that Westbrook made one of the reporters answer his very own question and walk out of the interview session.
“Reporter: This is arguably the best team in the NBA. How do you approach this team and how much do you look forward to it?
Westbrook: What's my answer?
Other reporter: Probably yes.
Westbrook: No, no, no. What's my answer? How do I approach it? He knows my answer.
Other Reporter: You play every game the same way.”
Reporter asks Russ how he approaches the Warriors game.
Russ: “what’s my answer?”
Reporter: “probably just yes.”
Russ: “No, no, no. What’s my answer? How do I approach it? What’s my answer.”
Reporter: “you play every game the same way.”
[walks off] pic.twitter.com/1Uz4RFeWKF
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) February 6, 2018
This was even better than a dropped mic.
The badassery of making the media answer each other within seconds is rivaled only with Westbrook's immediate wit to take his one chance to walk out of the interview session like a boss.
Westbrook has been known to pull this off when he is upset at the questions asked or when he is tired of answering something in a different way, but this is a Hall-of-Fame-worthy exit that put the people in notice.
The reigning MVP isn't about that drama, but rather all about making it when it counts.
The Thunder will have a tough task defending the Warriors without Andre Roberson, whose season ended with a ruptured patella last week — making this a costly loss for a team finding its groove.
OKC has lost the last four games coming into this TNT showdown tilt.
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