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Miami Heat Lose Out On Russell Westbrook After He Agrees To Sign Los Angeles Clippers

The free agent guard reportedly signs with the Clippers
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Miami Heat Lose Out On Russell Westbrook After He Agrees To Sign Los Angeles Clippers
Miami Heat Lose Out On Russell Westbrook After He Agrees To Sign Los Angeles Clippers

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The Miami Heat were in the running for acquiring veteran guard Russell Westbrook.

On Monday, the Heat learned they missed out. According to ESPN, Westbrook is expected to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers. 

The Heat were among four teams who have met with Westbrook according to a report by ESPN. The others are the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers and Washington Wizards.

"Russell Westbrook, I think with the All-Star break coming, there is time to think this thing through," ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski said. "None of these teams are in a real rush. It's a very lean buyout market. There's always a chance Russell Westbrook just finishes out the season under contract ... But there is interest in him. I think both teams and Westbrook are trying to get a sense of what a role would like and how does set up Russell Westbrook for free agency."

Russell played this season with the Los Angeles Lakers before being traded to the Utah Jazz. The bought out his contract, leaving the future Hall of Famer a free agent.

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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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