News about Austin Rivers

Russell Westbrook, a former teammate with the Los Angeles Lakers, has defended him, calling him a'very nice dude' ahead of his spectacular debut with the Clippers on Friday. In an unidentified quote recited by ESPN's Dave McMenamin after the trade deadline, Westbrook was moved from LA to the Utah Jazz (who later agreed to buy him out) before the transaction deadline and branded as a locker room 'vampire'. And although Westbrook's courtship with the purple and gold did not go well, his former Rockets teammate Rivers disagreed with the suggestion that he was a stranger off the track.

The incident occurred in the third quarter with 1:32 remaining, with the Magic winning 83-73. After the guard missed a three-pointer earlier in the game, the river and the Magic bench began to exchange words, and rumors soon spilled over when a timeout was called. Rivers appear to be struck first by Bamba as he's knocked backwards, before the veteran player tries to punch back before being knocked to the ground by Magic's Jalen Suggs.