Listen, we have to be honest and unbiased when we speak on these stories.
Everyone knows that Skip Bayless is a high-level troll, and there have been times he has crossed the line, but calling Westbrook “Westbrick” isn’t very high on the most egregious things he has ever said, plus it is something that trends on social media every time that Russ has a bad game.
Also, we have to point out that Russ isn’t always the most pleasant person to deal with, especially when talking to the media.
No one deserves death threats but let’s be honest if you are even semi-famous on social media, you are going to get some nasty messages. I get several a week, and I am nowhere near famous as Westbrook or Bayless.
I understand that is her husband, and she will always have his back, but the criticism isn’t unwarranted, and just because people are pointing out his subpar play doesn’t make them a hater.
Don’t get me wrong, Skip is a hater, but he is just doing it for ratings. It is why he makes $8 million a year, not to be nice or players’ friends but to be a troll and get people to engage with him and his show.
All Nina Westbrook is doing is justifying Skip’s salary.
It is the reason LeBron never reacts to him. If you respond, Skip wins no how truthful your words are. As someone explained to me many years ago, it is better people hate you than be indifferent towards you.
Skip, and others have mastered that lesson.
I feel for Nina Westbrook or any spouse of a player that is struggling, but she can’t win a battle against Skip Bayless because putting his name in the news only makes him platform bigger, and now that he knows he can get her to react that will put even more of a target on Westbrook’s back.
Flip the pages for her tweets against Skip.