Ken Mauer says Russell Westbrook gets poorly officiated

NBA Central: Ken Mauer admits Russell Westbrook receives an unfair whistle “We miss on him and we miss on him because he was so strong, he’d finish. He’d get fouled, and we’d missed plays on him. And I’d go back and look at plays and I’d come to him …

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Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Russell Westbrook says Frank Vogel’s message for the final stretch of the season was “just keeping our energy in the right direction.” – 5:17 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Westbrook, after today’s practice, said they watched some film of the games they played prior to the All-Star break without Davis:
“There are some things (we) can go to that will be beneficial moving forward.” – 5:15 PM
Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Russell Westbrook says “take one day at a time” approach to this Lakers team w/o AD moving forward. – 5:11 PM
Mike Mazzeo @MazzNYC
FanDuel surveyed 1,938 DFS players on a number of NBA topics. LeBron James was voted most overrated, followed by Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving and James Harden. The NY Court of Appeals is expected to release its decision on the legal fate of DFS in the state in March – 3:55 PM

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Referee Ken Mauer says he’s out of the NBA because objection to COVID vaccine

Ken Mauer, one of the longest-tenured referees in NBA history, says he was forced out of the league at the beginning of the current season because of his religious objection to the COVID vaccines. During a wide-ranging, two-hour interview on “Fearless with Jason Whitlock,” Mauer, a 36-year veteran known for his slicked-back, Pat Riley-style hair, revealed the reason for his season-long absence.

“I’m not ashamed of what I’m doing,” …

“I’m not ashamed of what I’m doing,” Mauer said in the interview that will air early Tuesday evening. “In fact, I’m very proud of what I’m doing. I’m very proud of my faith. … I’m no different than the truck driver, than the schoolteacher, than the health care worker, than the person working construction or whatever. They either medically or religiously don’t feel ike taking the vaccine, and now they’re being forced to or else they’re going to lose their job. And I think that’s a shame.