In recent times, Wei Shao has not been happy in the Lakers. On the pitch, Westbrook was constantly provoked by fans on the sidelines, and some people joked about his last name (changing Westbrook to Westbrick, complaining that he shot iron). What's more, they even threatened The Westbrook family with death.
For all this that happened to him, Wei Shao was also angry and helpless. In an interview with the media, Wei Shao helplessly said that his family did not want to come to the Lakers' home stadium to watch the game, and they were worried about being attacked at the scene.
After Wei Shao announced his encounter, many people stood up in solidarity with Wei Shao. For example, Lakers player Ellington and Spurs star Murray. Of course, it also includes Lakers celebrity "Magician" Johnson.
Magic Johnson sent two consecutive tweets in support of Westbrook:
"In lakers country, we have a responsibility to come together to support Westbrook and his family. Verbal threats and attacks on Wei Shao's family are completely unacceptable and intolerable. The sports world will not tolerate this kind of behavior, so let's stop here! ”
Westbrook plays a very important role in the Lakers, and for the rest of the regular season and the subsequent playoffs, he will be a key factor in the Lakers' success. Let's do a little better, unite around the Wei Shao family, and support them. ”
However, Westbrook fans do not seem to appreciate it. Because magic Johnson has also publicly participated in the Internet storm Wei Shao. Before the Lakers' home game against the Warriors on March 6, Magic Johnson spoke about Westbrook on the ABC live broadcast. He called Wei Shao "Wei Blacksmith", which is the new nickname for Wei Shaoqi by extreme fans.