The NBA timeline erupted on Nov. 7 after fans pieced together one wild reality: Russell Westbrook, hooping on a $3 million contract, is outplaying Bradley Beal, who’s making a massive $59 million this season. Beal’s rough 5 points on 2/14 shooting with a –23 in 20 minutes (per fan posts on X) only intensified the fire. And once Westbrook’s efficiency popped up next to it, the takes got louder. Way louder.

Momentum built fast. Fans started dropping receipts, comparisons, and straight-up disbelief, turning this into one of the day’s loudest NBA conversations. Every reaction carried a different energy, but they all pointed in the same direction.

Here’s what the timeline sounded like:

“They want Westbrook out the league so bad but niggas like Paul George and Bradley Beal still get to put up

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