Rob Price

Laughter & Humility Always | QAJwLJ | Delaware Hayes Basketball

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Russell Westbrook retired today with the most triple-doubles in NBA history. The name written on his wrist for all 18 seasons belongs to the kid UCLA actually wanted. That kid died at 16, and Westbrook spent two decades playing for both of them.

Westbrook was a 5'8", 140-pound freshman that no college recruited. The call UCLA's head coach made to his high school in 2004 was about Khelcey Barrs III, Westbrook's best friend from across the street in Hawthorne. A 6'6" phenom pulling scholarship offers as a sophomore. The two had a pact to play at UCLA together, then the NBA.

In May 2004, during a pickup game at LA Southwest College, Barrs collapsed on the court. An undiagnosed enlarged heart.

Westbrook walked across the street every morning after that to do his friend's chores at his grandmother's house. Then he grew 7 inches, averaged 25 a game as a junior, and took the UCLA offer they were supposed to accept together. From that point on he played like a man carrying two careers.

The numbers he put up look like typos.

209 triple-doubles is the most in NBA history, and it took breaking Oscar Robertson's record that stood for 47 years. In 2017 he averaged a triple-double across an entire season, something no human had done since 1962, then did it three more times. 27,176 points, 14th all time. 10,351 assists, 5th all time, behind only Stockton, CP3, Kidd, and LeBron. He did all of it at 6'3" in a league of giants, and outlasted the franchise that drafted him. Seattle picked him 4th in 2008 and stopped existing before he played a game.

And in every one of his 1,301 games, he wore two wristbands. One said KB3. The other said "Why not?"

People spent 18 years asking why he played every possession like the building was on fire. He was playing for two.

[Rob Price @Pdid_y]

@JoshEberley

[Matt Devitt @MattDevittWX]

One of the most incredible storm damage pictures I’ve ever seen happened this morning in South Dakota. A 131 mph wind gust in the city of Highmore split the roof of the Catholic Church perfectly illuminating the crucifix. This is not AI, it’s been confirmed real by locals. Truly amazing. Credit: Joseph Mat @stormhour

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Hey dad... wanna have a catch??

[ESPN Cleveland @ESPNCleveland]

10 years ago today. Champions forever.

Relive the final 3:39 of Cavs vs. Warriors from 2016.

[Delaware Hayes Basketball @HayesBasketball]

The summer tradition continues! 🏀🎢

[Rob Price @Pdid_y]

@uniformcritic Squad!

[Coach Mac 🏀 @BballCoachMac]

Sometimes your toughest players don't get many minutes.

It takes a tough player to accept a small role and stay 100% committed to the team.

[Delaware Hayes Basketball @HayesBasketball]

S/O to all of our Jr. Pacer teams. Had the chance to watch our 3rd and 5th grade teams play this morning.

Both had last minute comeback wins in exciting fashion!

Love watching our young guys grow!

This photo sums up what it’s all about in our program!

[Will Compton @_willcompton]

Not sure if I’ve ever gotten this emotional watching a commercial before

The conversations, the memories, the music

It all broke me

Thank you for making me cry today, Chevrolet

[yardtalkhbcu @yardtalkhbcu]

Grambling’s Coach Eddie Robinson was RIGHT!!!

[Greg Glasser @gglasser23]

This is the same book the @HayesBasketball staff had the Pacers read en route to their historic state tournament run in 2023-24

[Mid Ohio Pumas Gold @MOPumasGold]

Jeremiah Russell 2025 AAU Highlights 🔥

6’2 G
Class of 2026
Delaware Hayes HS
Recruitment Open 📩

#midwestfamily @Jeremiah_R25 @HayesBasketball @BleacherProspec @270Hoops

[Johnny St.Pete @JohnMcCloy]

Hulk Hogan’s Entrance Song
“REAL AMERICAN” will always be the greatest in WWF history. As a kid it would give us goosebumps & and adults it STILL DID.

[Rob Price @Pdid_y]

#8yearsofletters :(

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

The final scene of The Wonder Years took place on the Fourth Of July and man it hits hard as the years continue to pass

[Delaware Hayes Basketball @HayesBasketball]

🏀🎢

Hoops + Cabin at Lakeside +
Cedar Point = The best way to end our summer schedule!

[Underdog @Underdog]

Training kids is not basketball, you got all the moves in the world but don’t know how to play basketball 📠

(via @GilsArenaShow)

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

This is how the NBA should be covered by it’s analysts

Pure joy

The agendas that are pushed in the NBA are always negative

Over time, that wears people down

There is always a positive way to cover our beautiful sport

(Via @PardonMyTake 🎥)

[Delaware Hayes Basketball @HayesBasketball]

A great way to put an exclamation point on a phenomenal career!

Congrats @Landon_V12

Landon is our 9th player in program history to be honored as “All-Ohio” and our 2nd to be named to the first team!