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Russell Westbrook trolled as his ‘cold-as-ice’ shooting snowballs in Lakers loss

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The chorus from the band Foreigner’s hit was sliced and cued up to play as soon as they announced Russell Westbrook’s name as the final player of the Lakers’ starting five.

“You’re as cold as ice.”

They played it again when he tried to squeeze a layup between the rim and the backboard and again when he couldn’t hit the elbow jumper that he likes so much.

And they played it again

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