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Russell Westbrook. Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, Westbrook made his NBA debut in 2008 and became a star as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
4 days ago · LA Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook has opted into the last year of his contract that will pay him just over $4 million in 2024-25, per team source. However, Westbrook’s return to the team ...
3 days ago · Nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook is picking up his $4 million option and returning to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Westbrook averaged 11.1 points, 5 rebounds ...
Russell Westbrook is a point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, who has won MVP, scoring, assist and All-NBA awards. See his career stats, bio, draft info and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
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It started after less than 30 seconds, on the Wizards' very first possession of the game. Russell Westbrook with a performatively lethargic off-beat dribble at the top of the key, a burst to the left and a bruising shoulder against the incoming defender Bogdan Bogdanovic.
By the time Bogdanovic recovered his balance from the contact, one can only imagine it was like going shoulder-to-shoulder with a wrecking ball, or the crane carrying it, the ball was already gone, out of Westbrook's hands. Then it was sailing out of Rui Hachimura's for an easy, wide-open bucket. Picture perfect point guard play made effortless.
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Russell Westbrook became the NBA's All-Time triple-doubles leader as he recorded 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists for the Washington Wizards at the Atlanta Hawks.
Westbrook dished another 20 assists over the course of the game and when the time came to claim his 10th rebound with 8:30 remaining in the fourth, the ball caromed not once but twice off the rim and dropped into his lap as if by divine intervention.
His forward Davis Bertans was also waiting to snag the loose shot but both fate, and the ball, had other ideas.
•22 triple-doubles in his last 26 games
•His 14 triple-doubles in April were the most in any calendar month in NBA history
•Leads the league in assists with 11.6 per game (Trae Young is second with 9.5), which will be for the third time in four seasons
•Ranks sixth in the league in rebounds with 11.6 per game, the only guard in the top 20
Westbrook's seasons averaging a triple-double
•His 21 assists weren't even his highest assist tally over the past week - he recorded 24 against Indiana last Monday
Russell Westbrook became the NBA's all-time leader in triple-doubles with 182, passing Oscar Robertson. The Wizards star recorded 28 points, 13 rebounds and 21 assists in a stunning performance against the Hawks.
3 days ago · The Clippers can start negotiating a new contract with Paul George on Sunday while nine-time All-Star Russell Westbrook accepts $4-million option.
2 days ago · Westbrook is no longer the MVP-caliber player he used to be, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't be a valuable pickup for the Nuggets. He averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 68 ...
