Was Thursday’s blockbuster Russell Westbrook / Chris Paul deal a good one for the Rockets? Only time will tell. The Rockets performed well with the Paul-Harden duo, but it did lead to a fallout between both superstars. One can only assume that their rumored falling out began with their ball-dominant playing styles. So what does [...]
July 12, 2019
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Oklahoma City Thunder’ Russell Westbrook joined the great Wilt Chamberlain by recording the NBA’s second-ever 20-20-20 game on Tuesday in a 119-103 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook finished with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists logging his 31st triple-double of the season. Chamberlain set the gold standard for NBA triple-doubles in 1968, [...]
April 3, 2019
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According to the Athletic, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder, has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2018-19 season. Under NBA rules, a player or coach will be suspended without pay for one game once he receives his 16th technical foul of the regular season. For [...]
March 18, 2019
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On Thusday, Jazz owner Gail Miller sent an email to all the fans on the team’s mailing list reminding them of the NBA’s Code of Conduct in the wake of an incident involving Russell Westbrook earlier this week. She also took a few moments to address the crowd prior to Utah’s game against the Timberwolves. [...]
March 15, 2019
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Russell Westbrook has struggled in December and after Sunday nights game against the Mavs he did not attempt to sugarcoat anything. This was the least efficient offensive performance of his career. “I’ve just got to do a better job, man,” Westbrook said according to ESPN after scoring only nine points on 4-of-22 shooting in a [...]
December 31, 2018
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Russell Westbrook had an amazing game against the Cavs and is now tied for third place on the NBA list for triple-doubles with 23 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists. Westbrook recorded his second consecutive triple-double and his third of the season making it the 107th of his career, matching Jason Kidd and trailing only [...]
November 29, 2018
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Deep breaths, Oklahoma City Thunder fans. Russell Westbrook is going to be just fine. At least, that’s what the team thinks. Though Westbrook has been ruled out for the Thunder’s next game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a left ankle injury, this is not considered to be a huge setback that will indefinitely sideline him, [...]
November 7, 2018
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have gotten their groove back after a rough start to the 2018-19 season, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 120-115 on Monday night for their 5th straight victory. That victory may have come at a price though as Russell Westbrook went down with an apparent high ankle sprain in the 3rd quarter. [...]
November 6, 2018
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Ryan Bawek
Paul George admits that some players have a hard time coexisting with LeBron James, which clearly explains why he didn’t grant the Los Angeles Lakers a meeting in free agency before re-upping with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Well, not really. Speaking with ESPN.com’s Royce Young, George made these comments as part of a defense for [...]
October 29, 2018
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Russell Westbrook will miss the entire preseason and likely the first few games of the regular season after undergoing an arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday. [tweet https://twitter.com/royceyoung/status/1039946768014888960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] While not a huge issue in reality as missing a couple games to start the season shouldn’t greatly affect the Thunder’s season, any time a star player starts [...]
September 13, 2018
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Ryan Bawek