@jwillmuse2 Take as much time as you need to sit and reflect but also make sure to spend that time with your friends and family. Do things that bring you joy. Time will be your support system but so will the people closest to you. Sending hugs
Melo is a legend and I’m not gonna take that away from him but in Melo’s ONLY year in OKC
PG shot 40.8% in the playoffs
Russ shot 39.8% in the playoffs
Melo somehow managed to shoot even worse than that
It was cool when we traded for him, there were some high highs, but we don’t gotta rewrite history on why he didn’t work out here lol
Russell Westbrook was the reason I fell in love with the Oklahoma City Thunder and basketball itself
He never went any less than 110%, he lifted up the franchise countless times, he won an MVP, and even after he left he deservingly got a standing ovation every time he returned to OKC
I’m really sad he didn’t get one last shot at a ring because few players ever deserve a championship more than Russ
But I am excited to sit front and center for when that #0 gets raised into the rafters of Paycom Center, nothing will stop me from being there for that and the statue unveiling when that comes around
To one of the greatest players in NBA and Thunder history and the one who made me fall in love with the game, thank you @russwest44
Enjoy retirement Brodie