I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
Russell Westbrook’s career:
18 seasons
1x NBA MVP
9x All-NBA
9x All-Star
3x Assist Champ
2x Scoring Champ
Top-5 all-time in AST
Top-15 all-time in PTS
Top-15 all-time in STL
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
Triple-double records:
- Most in NBA history (209)
- Most in a season in NBA history (42)
- Most consecutive games with a triple-double (11)
- Most seasons averaging a triple-double (4)
- Most PPG when averaging a triple-double (31.6)
- Most APG when averaging a triple double (11.7)
Duele muchísimo, no lo voy a negar. Pero haber llegado a otra final y dejar la vida en la cancha no se borra con nada. Orgulloso de pertenecer a este grupo que lo dió todo.
Gracias a todos los argentinos por acompañarnos durante cada paso de este Mundial. Nos hicieron sentir su apoyo desde el primer hasta el último día.
Vamos Argentina, siempre 🇦🇷
Mi análisis en frío es que en el Mundial 2026 vimos otra versión de La Scaloneta. Un equipo que llegó a la final por jerarquía, por el poder de la unión del grupo, por destellos, por Messi. Nunca brillamos como en Qatar.
Dicho esto, uff… Egipto, INGLATERRA. El corazón de este seleccionado nos regaló momentos inolvidables que uno no puede ignorar ni pasar por alto. Argentina es fútbol y espíritu. En cuanto al juego pusimos una vara ilógica, porque Qatar no fue lógico. El espíritu estuvo ahí siempre. Y quizás por eso también duele tanto.
Hubo errores; creo que se gestionaron mal las cargas, sobre todo en el mediocampo. Se plantearon mal algunos partidos -Suiza, por ejemplo-. Todo eso repercutió en la final: se hizo lo que se pudo con el tanque vacío. Por eso no hay que apuntar a ninguna individualidad. El equipo llegó mal.
No seamos injustos: Argentina fue campeona de todo en los últimos 5 años porque era la mejor. Algún día iba a dejar de serlo: España es un equipazo y ganó muy bien. No seamos autodestructivos: no somos una mierda. Simplemente ya no somos los mejores y no pasa nada.
Se vienen tiempos difíciles, de renovación y cambios: ojalá los afrontemos con Lionel Scaloni en el cargo.
La gratitud para este grupo es eterna: no existe nada peor que ser desagradecido.
¿O me vas a decir que no te sentiste representado en estos 5 años?
Tus lágrimas son las nuestras, Capitán 👑🇦🇷
Nos diste las alegrías más grandes de nuestras vidas. Gracias por la entrega, por la magia y por dar la vida hasta el último segundo 🙌
¡Te amamos para siempre, Leo! 🩵🤍
No encontró el equipo en ninguno de los 8 partidos del mundial, nunca se animó a probar otras cosas y todos los cambios fueron discutibles.
Es un gran mérito llegar a una final del mundo, pero jugarla así duele demasiado.
I'll make this as clear and straightforward as possible.
• Our country has a very small Afro-descendant population for several historical reasons. One of them is that Argentina banned the slave trade and enacted the "Freedom of Wombs" law in 1813, decades before the United States abolished slavery nationwide in 1865.
• On the other hand, our country never colonized Africa or trafficked Africans as slaves the way France, Spain, Britain, Portugal, and others did for centuries (and, in some forms, still do today). And you—where Black people were treated like garbage until the 1960s. That is simply not part of Argentine culture. While we're at it, we also didn't build our wealth by plundering Africa and exploiting its people, as Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, the United States, and others did.
• Brave Argentine men fought, sword in hand, against the Spanish Empire to win our independence. Along the way, they also helped liberate Chile and Peru, inspiring other South American nations in their struggles for freedom.
• At the end of the Preamble to our National Constitution, the great Juan Bautista Alberdi left these words: "…for all the people of the world who wish to live on Argentine soil." And our National Anthem—the most beautiful in the world—begins with: "Hear, mortals, the sacred cry: Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Hear the sound of broken chains; behold noble equality enthroned." It ends with the words: "May the laurels we have earned be eternal; let us live crowned with glory, or swear to die gloriously."
OUR FOUNDATIONS ARE BUILT ON FREEDOM!
• Finally, yes, we are a republic with socio-economic problems. But we are warm, caring, respectful, and free people. We are proud of our land, our culture, our values, our traditions, our country, and our sense of identity.
ARGENTINA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, AND EVERYTHING YOU TRY TO ACCUSE US OF IS EXACTLY WHAT THE COUNTRIES ACCUSING US WERE—AND, IN MANY CASES, STILL ARE.
Greetings from an Argentine. @stephenasmith