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Kevin Durant, Chris Paul Show Their Respect To Russell Westbrook, Who Has Been Linked With Miami Heat Since 2019

Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook, who has been linked with the Miami Heat since 2019, had 37 points in Game 4 loss to Phoenix Suns
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Kevin Durant, Chris Paul Show Their Respect To Russell Westbrook, Who Has Been Linked With Miami Heat Since 2019
Kevin Durant, Chris Paul Show Their Respect To Russell Westbrook, Who Has Been Linked With Miami Heat Since 2019

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For the past four seasons, the Miami Heat were one of the teams speculated to have interest in Russell Westbrook. 

Many Heat fans were quick to say the organization should avoid Westbrook because of his perceived attitude issues. On Saturday, Westbrook showed why he is among the league's greatest players and would have been a solid addition to the Heat. 

With Paul George and Kawhi Leonard sidelined to injury, Westbrook scored 37 points in the Los Angeles Clippers loss to the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers are down 3-1 but Westbrook should won over all of his critics. 

"When he retires, people are gonna tell the truth about how they feel about his game. Right now, [they] make a joke out of Russ," said Suns forward Kevin Durant, a former teammate of Westbrook in Oklahoma CIty." 

Added Suns guard Chris Paul: "I feel like the only people to do that is the people who don't know ball."

The Heat had an opportunity to acquire Westbrook during buyout season. Instead, they chose to go after size by signing Cody Zeller and Kevin Love. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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