I’m tired of these annoying takes.. they minimize Russ to just athleticism and his effort like he didn’t have skills lol.
25,000+ pts, 10,000+ assists, 9,000+rebs
Only 2 players ever in history, remember that.
In a 2015 game against the Blazers, Russell Westbrook got kneed in the head by a teammate and fractured his cheekbone.
He stayed in the game—with a visible dent—and finished with 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
Brodie had surgery and missed one game.
His next game, wearing a protective mask:
— 49 PTS
— 15 REB
— 10 AST
Rookie Young Westbrook attempts the most LUDICROUS dunk attempt over Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum
2010 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 2.
April 20th, 2010.
The Lakers went on to win the game 95-92, and later won the series 4-2, eventually reaching the NBA Finals and beating the Celtics 4-3.
Russell Westbrook's career in 18 seasons
▫️9x All-Star
▫️9x All-NBA
▫️3x Assists Champion
▫️2x Scoring Champion
▫️2x All-Star Game MVP
▫️2016-17 NBA MVP
▫️Member of the 75th Anniversary Team
▫️All Time Triple Double Leader
Thank you for everything
Kevin Durant, Paul George, Bradley Beal, and Nikola Jokic each recorded the highest scoring seasons of their careers playing next to Russell Westbrook. James Harden and LeBron James their 2nd highest.
Durant - '14 - 32.0ppg
George - '19 - 28.0ppg
Beal - '21 - 31.3ppg
Jokic - '25 - 29.6ppg
Harden - '20 - 34.3ppg. 2nd to his '19 season (36.1) Won scoring title.
LeBron - '22 - 30.3ppg. 2nd to his '06 season (31.4) Bron's only 30+ppg season outside of his 1st CLE stint.
Additionally, 14 of his 18 seasons, Russ' 1st option teammate made All-NBA. Outside rookie season and final season he had two others in which a teammate didn't make All-NBA. Russ won the scoring title himself in both and the MVP in one.
Via the Redditor u/mpmar :
https://t.co/iw99dBT7We
Russell Westbrook 23 PTS (9-13 FG, 3-4 3P, 83% TS), 16 REB, 10 AST, 1 STL vs. Warriors
Vintage Russ with first triple-double as a King, had 6 total in his final season