With Anthony Davis out and a roster full of minimum-salary players, the Los Angeles Lakers are relying on Russell Westbrook to do quite a bit. They need him to score, rebound, make plays and occasionally play a little bit of defense, and while the results on that front have been mixed, Westbrook at least proved on Monday that he can pick up some slack for the Crypto.com Arena’s support staff.
In the first quarter against the Utah Jazz, All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell slipped on a drink that was spilled on the court. Not one to sit idly by and wait, Westbrook took control of the situation and mopped up the mess himself.
Westbrook may have been able to clean up one mess on the court, but he’s still neck-deep in the greater one that is this Lakers…
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