Nuggets player calls Russell Westbrook immature

According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, tensions flared in the Denver Nuggets locker room following their Game 2 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.

While head coach David Adelman was addressing the media postgame, a heated exchange reportedly broke out between Russell Westbrook and Aaron Gordon.

Multiple sources indicated that Gordon confronted Westbrook about his behavior and overall attitude during the game.

Outside the locker room, a Nuggets player – speaking anonymously – offered insight into the confrontation, claiming Gordon’s frustration was understandable.

“He’s so immature,” the player reportedly said about Westbrook, suggesting that the veteran guard’s conduct may be wearing thin on some of his teammates.

An anonymous player on the Denver Nuggets says Russell Westbrook is ‘immature,’ per @ramonashelburne

“Minutes after the Nuggets lost Game 2 of their first-round series against the Clippers, Adelman had a problem. While he’d been at the postgame lectern, there’d been a heated… pic.twitter.com/lBegNvG36A

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