Frank Vogel Feeling Pressure to Move Russell Westbrook to Bench

As Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers continue to struggle, head
coach Frank Vogel is searching for answers in an attempt to salvage this
season.

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
<www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33432677/los-angeles-lakers-frank-vogel-feeling-push-demote-russell-westbrook-starting-lineup>,
there is “an increasing push among many” in the Lakers organization to move
Westbrook out of the starting lineup.

Wojnarowski noted that Vogel has “so far” resisted bringing Westbrook off
the bench.

According to Wojnarowski, there was a tense moment between Vogel and
Westbrook during a Friday film session for the team stemming in part from
differing visions between the former NBA MVP and Lakers coaching staff over
how to best utilize him.