Lakers guard Russell Westbrook has already made a bunch of headlines this season, most recently for his scuffle he caused with players on the Oklahoma City Thunder team after they chose to dunk at the end of the game. This past weekend, Westbrook hit a little ‘crip walk’ during a weekend game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that went viral on Twitter.
After practice on Monday, Westbrook said the reason he danced while bringing up the ball was that his song came on–which was G’d Up by the Eastsidaz.
“All I heard was the music, and I was like, ‘Oh, this is my joint right here.’ This is my …’ And then my feet start moving. That’s just how it works with me,” Westbrook said after practice Monday. “So, I love to dance and it’s something that I kind of enjoy doing. So, it kind of happened in the middle of the game but, you know, enjoying it. But that also goes to what I mentioned after that game about just our swag and my energy. That’s who I am and in order for us to be who we need to be, I need to be who I am and be free and do things where, to me, it feels normal.”
Westbrook has been doing this since his days playing in OKC, where he likes to keep things loose whether they are winning or losing.
“And I’m OK with that,” Westbrook said. “But that brings a good energy to my team and my teammates, and it puts us in a happy place. I always remember, throughout a season and throughout a game, you always want to make sure you’re having fun — win, lose or draw. Because if you’re not, it kind of becomes — for me personally — I get so tense. If I’m just super focused and not having no fun then I lose track of kind of what I’m supposed to be doing. So that also is a combination of all that, just having fun, smiling, and enjoying the game.”
Luckily for the Lakers, they could pull out the win against the Cavs 113-101. In an Instagram stories post about Westbrook, LeBron James joked: “Something is really wrong with him,” adding smiling emojis.
Flip the page to watch the alleged crip walk Westbrook did during the Lakers game against the Cavs.
