โI remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, whatโs 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, โcoming in before practice is probably harderโโฆsince then, itโs been my routineโฆ.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 didnโt 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 onโฆkeep inspiring in the next phase of life champ.โ (via Kevin Durant โ @KDTrey5)
KD congratulates Russ on an iconic career! ๐๐ฏ
I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, whatโs 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, โcoming in before practice is probably harderโโฆsince then, itโs been my routineโฆ.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 didnโt 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 onโฆkeep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I donโt care what happens, canโt erase what it wasโฆThe 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!! โฆto the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that Iโm forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
EXPLOSIVENESS.
HUSTLE.
HEART.
Few have ever electrified an NBA arena quite like @russwest44 did during OKCโs Finals run in 2012 โก๏ธ
Congrats on retirement to The Brodie!
Russell Westbrookโs time with the Wizards was brief but unforgettable. He set the triple-doubles record and his second half that year was as high a peak as any player Iโve seen don the uniform. Just insane numbers. 26.3 ppg, 16.1 apg and 13.8 rpg in May to will the Wizards to the playoffs. Only player in franchise history to have a 25+ pts and 20+ ast game and he did it twice in six weeks. Hat tip to a great career.
๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ค on an incredible NBA career.
Your passion, intensity, resilience and relentless spirit has left an unforgettable mark on the game. The Bruins are so proud of you @russwest44.
#GoBruins ๐๐๐พ