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What is going on with the Los Angeles Clippers?
That is a question that many fans are asking right now, as the team has lost five games in a row.
That includes four games with newcomer James Harden, who was supposed to add so much to the team.
Head coach Ty Lue will clearly have to make some adjustments in the future.
NBA insider Tim MacMahon said that the pairing of Harden and Russell Westbrook doesn’t work and needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
“Harden and Russ are not compatible… One of those dudes has to come off the bench and I’m just telling you, if it’s Russ, I think it’s gonna be pretty messy,” MacMahon said on the Hoop Collective, according to Basketball on X.
“Harden and Russ are not compatible… One of those dudes has to come off the bench and I’m just telling you, if it’s Russ, I think it’s gonna be pretty messy”
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Harden and Westbrook are similar players in many ways and there is a chance that them playing side by side is only hurting the Clippers.
If Lue decides that’s the case, one of them will have to become a bench player.
Harden has never been a bench player, while Westbrook has only taken on that role briefly during his tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He only did so when the team was in a very tough spot and started to perform better when he became part of the second unit.
However, Westbrook blossomed even more when he moved to the Clippers and entered the starting five again.
What will happen if Lue chooses to bench Westbrook?
Will he grow unhappy and want to leave?
The addition of Harden hasn’t gone smoothly for the Clippers and the fans are growing increasingly restless.
Lue and his staff have some tough choices ahead of them and it could really disrupt team chemistry.
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