Ru<a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/nba-news-if-donovan-mitchell-joins-knicks-lakers-might-move-for-julius-randle-2448-20220803-SPD-2448.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ssell Westbrook</a> and Frank Vogel have a running spat about how late in games he should be playing. Westbrook was benched a couple of times by Vogel, who thought other players had earned the right to close out games for the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/nba-rumors-lakers-and-lebron-james-not-close-to-contract-renewal-agreement-2456-20220805-SPD-2456.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles Lakers.</a>



The 33-year-old veteran was not happy about it. In the aftermath of one of these incidents, he said, “I earned the right to be in closing lineups.” Soon enough, Vogel was fired from his position.



Darvin Ham, Vogel’s successor, seems to have been given carte blanche to use Westbrook any way he sees appropriate. Hammer has “greater authority to sit Westbrook down the stretch of games” and that “power might ultimately extend to eliminating Westbrook from the starting lineup,” according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. 



<h2>Russell Westbrook-Lakers: Inevitable split?</h2>



According to reports from last season, Vogel was on the verge of making this move, but he held off because he was afraid of losing Westbrook permanently. All indications are that Westbrook and the Lakers are looking to split. 



The Los Angeles Lakers have been publicly trading him for <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/nba-trade-rumors-lakers-have-other-targets-besides-kyrie-irving-2269-20220719-SPD-2269.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kyrie Irving</a>. As of today, any possible trade is stalling. There is nothing the New York Knicks can do to compel a deal for Irving until the issue with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn is settled.

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Lakers' coach Darvin Ham to have authority to bench Russell Westbrook

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Triple-doubles are single-game performances.&nbsp;At least three of the five statistical categories (points/rebounds, assists/steals, steals/blocks) must be double-digits in order for a player to achieve a triple-double.



Points, rebounds, and assists are the most usual components of a triple-double, although players have been known to rack up 10 or more steals or blocks in a single game.



Since the 1979-80 season, triple-doubles have been officially recorded in the NBA as a stat. At the end of the campaign, there were 32 triple-doubles, a 12-point increase over the season before it.



<h2>The NBA players with the most triple-doubles</h2>



In terms of total triple-doubles in the NBA, Russell Westbrook currently holds the record with 182. He&nbsp;became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on May 11, 2021, in a game between the Wizards and Hawks.



He broke the previous record set by&nbsp;Oscar Robertson of 181, which lasted for 47 years. In third is Magic Johnson with 138, followed by Jason Kidd, who stopped counting&nbsp;at 107.&nbsp;There are just five current players in the top 10, with LeBron James in fifth place with 105 triple-doubles.&nbsp;



The other current players are Nikola Jokic (76), James Harden (69), and Luka Doncic (46), who has risen to 10th place with 45 career triple-doubles.&nbsp;With 19 triple-doubles in the regular&nbsp;2021-22 season, Jokic had&nbsp;quickly risen in the ranks.

Russell Westbrook

Lakers' coach Darvin Ham to have authority to bench Russell Westbrook

NBA players with most triple-doubles of all time

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