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Russell Westbrook injects life into Lakers as they defeat Nuggets for first win

LOS ANGELES — On the first night of the NBA season, it all seemed like such a bad idea. Russell Westbrook sat at a table just outside the team’s locker room and said that his routine was so disrupted by coming off the bench in the team’s preseason finale that it caused his hamstring to tighten up. And while it’s probably not all that controversial to think someone who’d done something like ...
Russell Westbrook of the Los Angeles Lakers fires uptake crowd during the second half against Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 30, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — On the first night of the NBA season, it all seemed like such a bad idea.

Russell Westbrook sat at a table just outside the team’s locker room and said that his routine was so disrupted by coming off the bench in the team’s preseason finale that it caused his hamstring to tighten up.

And while it’s probably not all

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