Russell Westbrook · Court Sentiment

Verdict

47.6%31.0%21.4%

47.6%Negative6,957 comments

31.0%Neutral4,527 comments

21.4%Positive3,128 comments

−26Net sentimentpositive minus negative

n=14,612 comments about Russell Westbrook

Receipts

What the room said about Russell Westbrook, verbatim: the highest-scoring comments in each class.

Exhibit 01Negative.LAL flair
Dunn: “Okay Westbrick.”
Post · [Highlight] Russell Westbrook had words for Kris Dunn: “You a nobody ass n… Nobody. Who are you? Try me. You ain’t trying sh*t. Go sit your bum a** down. F**k you talking bout?”▲ 608Mar 15, 2026Source ↗
Exhibit 02Negative.no flair
Westbrick 😭
Post · x3 MVP Nikola Jokic drops 55/11/6 in a dominant performance against the Clippers showing why he is the best in the world▲ 524Nov 13, 2025Source ↗
Exhibit 03Negative.PHI flair
Westbrick in MVP form.
Post · Russell Westbrook misses 4 consecutive point blank shots on a mini hoop.▲ 475Nov 16, 2025Source ↗

Method

A receipt is a top-scoring comment about Russell Westbrook that cleared the classifier's confidence bar and a second pass confirming it is about him. No usernames: the site judges players, not commenters.

Fans

Of what r/NBA says about Russell Westbrook, his own Kings fans are 40% negative, rival fans 46%, unflaired commenters 50%. Among the 10 fanbases with at least 200 comments, Lakers fans are hardest on him at 61% negative and Thunder fans kindest at 35% positive.

40.0%Own fansSAC flair · 428 comments

46.2%Rival fansevery other flair · 7,817 comments

49.9%Unflairedno flair · 6,367 comments

Who hates him most

Who defends him

Method

A fanbase is the flair its commenters wear. Flairs with fewer than 200 comments about Russell Westbrook are left out of the lists; the tick is his rate across every flaired comment, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Rooms

Russell Westbrook was talked about most on the front page: 8,443 of his 14,612 comments, −26 net sentiment against −26 across his season. His harshest room was the game threads, −35 on 6% of his comments; his warmest the post-game threads, −14 on 5% of his comments. The game threads ran 10 points harsher than the front page: his play was graded live.

Game threads6% of his commentsHarshest54.218.9852

Post-game threads5% of his commentsWarmest42.628.3676

Front page58% of his comments46.921.28,443

Highlights15% of his comments46.827.52,190

News15% of his comments49.815.22,173

Method

A room is the kind of post a comment sat under: a game thread, the front page, a highlight. A room is drawn when it holds at least 200 comments about Russell Westbrook; left out here: Lowlights (119), Discussion posts (52), Daily chat thread (12), Injury posts (11). The bar is the room's share of his comments, its split the room's sentiment. Harshest and warmest are by net sentiment, positive minus negative, from summed counts, never a mean of rates.

Timeline

Over 4-week windows, the negative share of comments about Russell Westbrook ran between 43% and 53%. His worst week was the week of Dec 8, 61% negative of 637 comments; his best the week of Dec 22, 34% positive.

Oct 20 · 58% negative · 17% positive · 682 comments
- L @ PHX 116–120
- W vs UTA 105–104
- L vs LAL 120–127
Oct 27 · 47% negative · 20% positive · 475 comments
- L @ OKC 101–107
- L @ CHI 113–126
- W @ MIL 135–133
Nov 3 · 37% negative · 30% positive · 1,062 comments
- L @ DEN 124–130
- W vs GSW 121–116
- L vs OKC 101–132
- L vs MIN 117–144
Nov 10 · 55% negative · 16% positive · 523 comments
- L vs DEN 108–122
- L vs ATL 100–133
- L @ MIN 110–124
- L @ SAS 110–123
Nov 17 · 46% negative · 21% positive · 541 comments
- L @ OKC 99–113
- L @ MEM 96–137
- W @ DEN 128–123
Nov 24 · 45% negative · 17% positive · 350 comments
- W vs MIN 117–112
- L vs PHX 100–112
- L @ UTA 119–128
- L vs MEM 107–115
Dec 1 · 39% negative · 29% positive · 386 comments
- L @ HOU 95–121
- W @ MIA 127–111
Dec 8 · 61% negative · 15% positive · 637 comments
- L @ IND 105–116
- L vs DEN 105–136
- L @ MIN 103–117
Dec 15 · 51% negative · 16% positive · 291 comments
- L @ POR 133–134
- L vs POR 93–98
- W vs HOU 125–124
Dec 22 · 39% negative · 34% positive · 559 comments
- L vs DET 127–136
- W vs DAL 113–107
- L @ LAL 101–125
Dec 29 · 60% negative · 16% positive · 537 comments
- L @ LAC 90–131
- L vs BOS 106–120
- L @ PHX 102–129
- L vs MIL 98–115
Jan 5 · 52% negative · 14% positive · 246 comments
- L vs DAL 98–100
- L @ GSW 103–137
- W vs HOU 111–98
Jan 12 · 38% negative · 31% positive · 467 comments
- W vs LAL 124–112
- W vs NYK 112–101
- W vs WAS 128–115
- L vs POR 110–117
Jan 19 · 53% negative · 20% positive · 270 comments
- L vs MIA 117–130
- L vs TOR 109–122
- L @ CLE 118–123
- L @ DET 116–139
Jan 26 · 37% negative · 29% positive · 425 comments
- L @ NYK 87–103
Feb 2 · 50% negative · 18% positive · 282 comments
- L vs MEM 125–129
- L vs LAC 111–114
- L vs CLE 126–132
Feb 9 · 44% negative · 24% positive · 216 comments
- L @ NOP 94–120
Feb 16 · 51% negative · 20% positive · 347 comments
- L vs ORL 94–131
- L @ SAS 122–139
Feb 23 · 60% negative · 14% positive · 230 comments
- W @ MEM 123–114
- L @ HOU 97–128
- L @ LAL 104–128
Mar 2 · 54% negative · 15% positive · 311 comments
- L vs PHX 103–114
- L vs NOP 123–133
- W vs CHI 126–110
Mar 9 · 46% negative · 26% positive · 445 comments
- W vs IND 114–109
- W @ LAC 118–109
Mar 16 · 43% negative · 23% positive · 237 comments
- L vs SAS 104–132
- L vs PHI 118–139

Method

Lines are 4-week rolling rates from summed counts (Σ negative ÷ Σ comments), drawn only where the window holds at least 30 comments. Dots are single weeks, sized by n. Bands follow the season calendar.

Games

The room talked about Russell Westbrook in 14 of his 64 games, at least 20 comments each. It was harsher after losses: net sentiment −32 in losses (56% negative, 23% positive) against −2 in wins (37% negative, 35% positive), on a season net sentiment of −26.

−2In wins37% neg · 35% pos · 327 comments

−32In losses56% neg · 23% pos · 288 comments

−26His season48% neg · 21% pos · 14,612 comments

Games the room talked about Russell Westbrook in, at least 20 comments each, newest first.
Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	TOV	+/−	P/R/A	Comments	Verdict
Feb 7	vs CLEL 126–132	L 126–132	32	21	5	9	8-14	5-10	7	-6	21/5/9	376	32 points harsher than his season, from 57 comments.
Jan 12	vs LALW 124–112	W 124–112	34	22	5	7	8-16	4-8	5	+10	22/5/7	1,042	23 points warmer than his season, from 36 comments.
Jan 6	vs DALL 98–100	L 98–100	31	11	6	4	4-15	1-7	3	+1	11/6/4	310	56 points harsher than his season, from 44 comments.
Dec 27	vs DALW 113–107	W 113–107	28	21	5	9	8-16	5-9	4	+8	21/5/9	153	53 points warmer than his season, from 22 comments.
Dec 21	vs HOUW 125–124	W 125–124	29	21	13	4	8-24	5-12	4	+1	21/13/4	726	2 points warmer than his season, from 75 comments.
Nov 24	vs MINW 117–112	W 117–112	29	7	7	7	3-11	1-5	4	+3	7/7/7	625	14 points warmer than his season, from 25 comments.
Nov 22	@ DENW 128–123	W 128–123	30	21	6	11	9-16	2-6	1	-13	21/6/11	1,035	28 points warmer than his season, from 99 comments.
Nov 11	vs DENL 108–122	L 108–122	31	14	8	11	3-12	1-7	2	-1	14/8/11	743	5 points warmer than his season, from 43 comments.
Nov 7	vs OKCL 101–132	L 101–132	35	24	7	9	9-17	5-9	7	-18	24/7/9	386	3 points harsher than his season, from 45 comments.
Nov 5	vs GSWW 121–116	W 121–116	35	23	16	10	9-13	3-4	3	+4	23/16/10	280	59 points warmer than his season, from 46 comments.