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For some, a jersey number is a lucky number, a favorite number, or one an idol wore when they were growing up — for Kevin Durant, the No. 35 on his chest and back represents the one person that kickstarted his career and his love for the game of basketball. Durant was only eight years […]

Routinely viewed as one of the best general managers in the league, Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti does exhaustive research on all aspects of the team and fully dedicates himself to the job. But Presti’s hard work has paid off as the Thunder have been one of the better teams in the league for […]

Making history this season, Russell Westbrook become the second player ever to average a triple-double. The first was Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who also previously held the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 41. Westbrook has that record now, picking up his 42nd triple-double with a 50-point, 16-rebound, 10-assist performance in Oklahoma […]

After breaking his record for most triple-doubles in a season, Oscar Robertson will have the opportunity to watch Thunder guard Russell Westbrook play live. The Big O is reportedly flying to Oklahoma City on Wednesday, and will be part of the home crowd inside Chesapeake Energy Arena to watch their team play their regular season finale […]

After seeing Russell Westbrook make history on Monday, Damian Lillard was among a number of players who took to Twitter to congratulate the Oklahoma City Thunder guard for the feat he achieved. He gave Westbrook tons of credit by letting his followers know that his vote for MVP is on him. He then took a shot at […]

This year’s MVP race has been one of the tightest in years and has divided the opinion of a lot of people. Many believe it’s between Russell Westbrook and James Harden as they have stepped up their game to a whole new level this season. Apparently, fans also raised the bar in terms of trolling as well. During […]

While dishing on different aspects of his life and his love for sneakers, Hall of Famer Allen Iverson took time to compare his game to someone currently in the league. The Philadelphia 76ers legend was succinct in his answer. “When it come to heart, that’s a no brainer,” Iverson said in a video with Complex. “It’s [Russell] […]

With the No. 6 seed in the West locked up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team will face the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday without All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook, Taj Gibson, and Andre Roberson, according to a report by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. This marks the first game Westbrook has missed this season, playing 34.8 minutes per […]

During the early days of the 2016-17 campaign, Russell Westbrook started like a house on fire, racking up multiple triple-doubles on almost a nightly basis. That made a lot people wonder if he can maintain the pace and average double digits in points, rebounds, and assists throughout the regular season. On Monday, the Oklahoma City […]

Within the last five years, the NBA has taken a vast turnaround, from dominant and storied franchises like the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks struggling to find a relevant place in their respective conferences to teams like the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors moving into the upper echelon of the league. Just […]

Having surpassed his 55-year-old standing record, Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson revealed why he was so eager to see Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook break the very mark that had made him a mythical player throughout more than half a century. “My vote is for Westbrook, and here’s why,” Robertson wrote in a self-publication […]

Brandon Armstrong a.k.a the NBA impersonator is back with another video, this time with one of his favorite players to imitate — Russell Westbrook. The former D-League player-turned-sketch-comedian showcased Westbrook’s prowess through the season, from his freakishly athletic rebounds, to his dime of the year dink to Steven Adams, even including Sunday’s 36-foot three-pointer to […]

With a mere two games left in the regular season for both teams, the race for the Most Valuable Player award is as close as it’s been in the past decade. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook delighted fans with a blazing 50-point triple-double gem that not only earned him a 55-year-old record, and a […]

With the regular season about to end, the conversations about the MVP award have intensified even more. The two favorites to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy this year, James Harden and Russell Westbrook, have been compared, and their performances continue to be dissected. Another statistic was recently released by NBA.com, focusing on how they play defense. It […]

Russell Westbrook has done it. He now has the most triple-doubles in a single season in NBA history. With 4:18 left in the fourth quarter of his team’s game against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Oklahoma City Thunder star guard gave the perfect pass to a wide open Semaj Christon, who knocked down a three-pointer […]

Following Damian Lillard‘s 59-point explosion against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the NBA has now seen 10 different players reach the 50-point mark this season — the most ever in a season in NBA history. This season’s 50-point games are as follows: Devin Booker (PHO): 70 points @ Boston Celtics (03/24/17) -L- Klay Thompson […]

Friday night did not  go as planned for Russell Westbrook. Entering their game against the Phoenix Suns, many believed they were going to win easily and that he will make history by becoming the player with the most triple-doubles in a season. However, both did not happen on the night. The 28-year-old UCLA product reportedly […]

Having played with Russell Westbrook the past three seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Steven Adams has seen first hand how Westbrook has further improved his game to become the MVP candidate that he is this year. That said, he recently made it known why he thinks his teammate should be the winner of the […]

The playoff picture is starting to come into focus, beginning in the Western Conference with one of the most intriguing matchups of the round. As the No. 3 seed, the Houston Rockets will be matched up with the No. 6 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, pinning the top two MVP candidates in James Harden and Russell […]

Another lost nugget of Russell Westbrook‘s amazing triple-double year is the fact that he is the first player to average 30 points and 10 rebounds for a season since the “Mailman” Karl Malone did so in 1989-90, according to Basketball-Reference. Malone was one of the most dominant forces in the low-post despite being an undersized power forward […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has had a whirlwind of a 2016-17 season in his hands. From dealing with the departures of teammates Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka to a seamless transition into being the go-to player for the team. The MVP frontrunner admits the support from fans has been a little different […]

When it comes to the MVP debate, Suns coach Earl Watson thinks that the only thing standing between Russell Westbrook and the honor is a question of his personality. Watson has been open about the fact that he looks at the Thunder star “like a little brother,” but he still believes that there’s no room […]

Russell Westbrook couldn’t just leave the gym after his abysmal 6-for-25 shooting performance in a 21-point loss to the Suns Friday night. As soon as he could, Westbrook made his way back out onto the court after the game to practice getting some shots up. Westbrook is now out on the Suns practice court getting […]

By now we know Kobe Bryant has Russell Westbrook’s back. The legendary Laker sees more of himself in Westbrook than any other current NBA player and has come to admire the Thunder point guard quite a bit. So when Bryant heard about the “assist hunting” claim surrounding Westbrook’s near triple-double performance vs. the Suns last […]

Looks may be deceiving if you believe Russell Westbrook. The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard maintains he is not “hunting” for triple-doubles after the Thunder lost to the Suns last night. Westbrook was on the verge of history, just one triple-double away from setting the record for the most in a season, but the Suns […]

With history on the line, the Phoenix Suns crowd put loyalty aside last night when its home team took on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell Westbrook was on the verge of breaking the record for most triple-doubles in a season and the crowd was behind him, cheering the away opponent. Westbrook came up just shy […]

With roughly 115 minutes left in his regular season, Russell Westbrook achieved what most believed was a mere fantasy at the start of the campaign, joining all-time great Oscar Robertson as the only players to ever record a triple-double for an entire NBA season. Westbrook clinched the record with his sixth assist of the game […]

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan are in large part, two totally different players. Westbrook’s jumper pales in comparison to Jordan’s always money shot. And Jordan’s defense was elite, while Westbrook remains a solid yet not stellar defender. But the two do have a few similarities as well. Both […]

Much has been made of Russell Westbrook‘s historic triple-double season, and most incredibly, that he is doing so in 10 fewer minutes than the legendary Oscar Robertson, who was the only player to average one for a season during 1961-62. ESPN’s Zach Lowe is a firm believer that if a media presence is to vote […]

Sometimes it’s all about the small victories in life. For Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale, the moral victory was keeping All-Star dynamo Russell Westbrook a rebound shy of a record-breaking 42nd triple-double of the season during a 103-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. After a relatively meek triple-double on Tuesday against […]

And then, there were two. It all comes down to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and Houston Rockets guard James Harden for the Most Valuable Player award. The two players have had very comparable stats all season along with similar reviews from figureheads throughout the league, but now it’s all coming down to the final few […]

When Kevin Durant decided to leave Oklahoma City and sign with the Golden State Warriors last summer, it quickly became very clear that Russell Westbrook was going to be a one-man wrecking crew and do everything in his power to led the Thunder. However to actually envision that Westbrook would average a triple-double seems a bit […]

Russell Westbrook has been proving critics and doubters wrong throughout the entirety of the 2016-17 season. It comes at no surprise that he’s been able to change some of his peers’ minds as well. “He put his stamp on it tonight,” Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Jason Terry told beat writer Fred Katz following a 110-79 blowout […]

Following a swift triple-double performance in last night’s blowout of the Milwaukee Bucks, Russell Westbrook gave credit to all-time great Oscar Robertson after having tied him for the all-time high mark of 41 triple-doubles in a season. “The Big O” spearheaded the civil rights movement within the NBA and was a crucial activist when the league was […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has tied all-time great Oscar Robertson for the most triple-doubles in a season, notching his 41st of the year on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks. The All-Star guard pulled down a Khris Middleton mid-range miss and raced upcourt, slipping a dime to Taj Gibson and totaling a 12-10-10 line at […]

As the season draws near to a close, the Stache Bros duo of Steven Adams and Enes Kanter brought forth their behind-the-scenes teammate Nick Collison to bolster the case for Russell Westbrook‘s MVP campaign. Unfortunately it backfired, with Collison meekly refuting every outlandish claim the frontcourt tandem made and storming off despite the cries of […]

One would run out of superlatives when describing the kind of season that Russell Westbrook has had so far. With only six games left to play, the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar is expected to do what was once unthinkable by replicating the great Oscar Robertson’s triple double average for an entire year. The UCLA product […]

Despite only being two triple-doubles shy of setting a new single-season mark, Russell Westbrook appeared not to be interested in any record during a postgame interview Sunday. Following the Oklahoma City Thunder loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the 28-year-old UCLA product was visibly in a bad mood and did not answer most of the questions […]

Enes Kanter may be deserving but he’s not letting it bother him. Kanter has been one of a handful of names in the discussion for Sixth Man of the Year the past two seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He missed out on it last year and this season has another chance as he is […]