When will NBA players learn to acknowledge Lil B? Has James Harden's less-than-impressive start to the season and Kevin Durant's injury-plagued 2014-2015 season simply been written off as coincidence?

The proof is in the pudding, and in this case, the pudding indicates that The Based God's curse is bringing people down. OK, maybe it's not certain, but who wants to risk it?

Russell Westbrook, apparently. In an interview with Complex Sports, the Oklahoma City Thunder star was asked about the rapper, and he claimed he hadn't heard of him. It went like this:

How do you feel about Lil B's fashion choices?

Who?

Lil B.

Who is that?

You don't know the Based God?

Nah. I don't know who that is.

You've never heard of him?

Nope.

Funny, that is the exact response that got Harden, Westbrook's former teammate, cursed (again).

Needless to say, Lil B caught wind of the comment and wasn't about to let it slide:

NBA Russell Westbrook says he doesn't no who lil b is... Lol I no who he is looking like a sandwich on that tru religion commercial - Lil B — Lil B THE BASEDGOD (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) November 3, 2015

Yep, he compared him to a sandwich. If we had to guess, a Based God's curse is in the not-so-distant future if Westbrook doesn't come forth and recognize the rapper's existence.

It appears Lil B was so angered by this blatant disrespect that he is even willing to root for Harden and the Houston Rockets if it means serving the Thunder a loss:

Good job James harden for your first win of the season keep fighting through the curse young soul, Kevin durant and Westbrook lol - Lil B — Lil B THE BASEDGOD (@LILBTHEBASEDGOD) November 3, 2015

Two curses seems like too much for one team to handle. The way Russell has been playing lately, it would really be a shame for him to become the next victim of the curse/subject of the next Lil B diss track.

We're just going to leave this here as a reminder ... Lil B is always watching.