"Another day, another round of criticism for Russell Westbrook.

Shocking, I know.

The latest scuttlebutt surrounding the Thunder point guard involves what he supposedly didn't do after Game 5. He didn't shake hands with the Mavs after they clinched the Western Conference Finals. He didn't stay on the court to exchange pleasantries. He didn't go to the postgame interview room.

Really?

This is what fires up some people?

This is getting out of hand.

Listen, I'm all for putting blame where blame is due, especially when it involves athletes who make millions of dollars a year. I've even called out Westbrook during these playoffs for some poor decisions.

But this blog-based brouhaha about Westbrook's postgame activities goes too far. Most of it isn't fair, and worse, some of it isn't true.

Let's start with what's not fair.

After Wednesday night's game, several basketball bloggers wrote about Westbrook storming off the court without shaking hands with the Mavs. I don't remember seeing any of them actually there at the American Airlines Center, so as near as I can tell, they based their analysis off ESPN's broadcast.

You can YouTube it and see the clip for yourself, but after the final buzzer sounded, cameras cut from one scene to another.

Jason Terry hugging Shawn Marion.

Dirk Nowitzki high-fiving teammates.

Kevin Durant staring blankly at the court.

Then, the cameras cut to the tunnel where the Thunder exited the court. There, they showed Westbrook striding away from the arena. That launched the criticism of Westbrook, who according to some pundits, refused to shake hands and stormed off the court."