The event of when a player on a team makes his teammates worse. Can be used to describe any event where a person negatively affects the performance of a teammate or colleague .
You are playing terrible! It must be because you are playing with Russell. It's the Westbrook effect!

I can't believe I have to play with Russell. Now I'm not going to play good because of the Westbrook effect.
by Shaq Diesel47 April 5, 2018
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The Westbrook Effect is an event where a single player makes his teammates worse. Can also be used in life situations where a person negatively affects the the performance of a friend or colleague.
I’m playing horrible today. It must be because I’m playing with Russell. It’s the Westbrook Effect!
by Shaq Diesel47 April 6, 2018
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