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Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love knew Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook would become a great player in the NBA. After all, it was apparent in their early days in UCLA that Brodie is a special talent. Before the Cavs take on the surging Wizards on Friday, Love opened up on his first impression of Westbrook […]

As a self-identified Washington Wizards fan, these last few weeks have been an absolute thrill ride. Bradley Beal has been a walking stick of dynamite on offense, as he has been all season. The Russell Westbrook experience has transformed from a house of horrors and turned into a high-speed roller coaster that’s in equal parts […]

Barring an epic collapse, Scott Brooks’ Washington Wizards are going to make the play-in tournament. The Wizards just need to beat either the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers or Charlotte Hornets at home, or have the Chicago Bulls lose one of their three remaining games. The Bulls finish the season against the Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee […]

It was just last Monday when Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook officially broke the record that was long held by NBA great Oscar Robertson. By posting 28 points to go with 21 assists, and 13 rebounds in Monday’s 125-124 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Westbrook successfully lapped The Big O for the most […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook has once again made the sports headlines as the all-time leader in triple-doubles with 182. Given that Westbrook has several years left in his NBA career, fans should expect this number to increase–maybe even breach the 200-mark. The triple-doubles won’t stop. So are the haters who will continue bringing up […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook is not yet done breaking records. His latest target? Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird. On Wednesday in their narrow loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Westbrook recorded 34 points, five rebounds and 15 assists. While he failed to add more to his triple-double tally, he did surpass Bird on the all-time […]

Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook had just broken Oscar Robertson’s record for most career triple-doubles with a total of 182. Right behind the 6-foot-3 point guard are some of the greatest all-around players of all time in Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138), and Jason Kidd (107). To celebrate the momentous occasion, let’s look back at […]

James Harden has established himself as one of the best players in NBA history. He had a pretty pedestrian start to his career coming off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder. But while Harden did win a Sixth Man of the Year Award, no one saw him becoming the elite stud he is today […]

The triple-double is back in vogue with the latest historic feat from Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook. The Brodie passed Oscar Robertson for the NBA’s all-time record with 182 total. But Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green isn’t too shabby in that department either. Draymond Green notched his 30th career triple-double after he tallied 11 […]

The NBA sphere is buzzing over the fact that Russell Westbrook just made history, becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles. The Washington Wizards star overtook Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson on Monday night, recording his 182nd trip-dub in his team’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The moment was definitely not lost on the Brodie, who had […]

Washington Wizards star point guard Russell Westbrook made history on Monday night by breaking Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record. The tributes and special messages poured in across the evening, with Wizards teammate Bradley Beal delivering his own on social media amid his rant aimed at Kent Bazemore. While Beal didn’t play in Monday’s game against the […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook’s triple-doubles are not empty stats. After all, in those games where he recorded a triple-double, his teams have won more often than not. Westbrook became the NBA’s triple-double king on Monday after recording his 182nd triple-double, surpassing Oscar Robertson’s record of 181. While it did come on a narrow 125-124 […]

Remember when many said Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record will never be broken? Well, Russell Westbrook is probably laughing hard right now. If only hashtags were already a thing during Robertson’s time, Westbrook’s patented #WhyNot? would’ve been absolutely perfect. Westbrook finally broke the Big O’s record for most career triple-doubles after tallying his 182nd on Monday […]

LeBron James, Magic Johnson and a slew of past and present NBA players and coaches are all in awe after Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook became the league’s all-time leader in triple-doubles on Monday. Westbrook achieved the feat in the Wizards’ narrow 125-14 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, as he recorded another absurd statline of […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook has officially become the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles. Needing just one to reach his 182nd career triple-double and surpass Oscar Robertson’s 181, Westbrook achieved the  feat during Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. In the absence of Bradley Beal, Brodie took matters into his own hands and produced his […]

At this point, the NBA should just hand Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook the title of “Triple-Double King.” After all, Bradley Beal basically handed it to him. Ahead of Monday’s showdown against the Atlanta Hawks, Beal has been ruled out due to a left hamstring strain. While the injury is not serious and he has […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook officially tied Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson on Saturday for the most triple-doubles in NBA history. After notching career triple-double 181 in their 133-132 win over the Indiana Pacers, the 9-time All-Star paid his respects to Robertson for setting the standard. Via Fred Katz of The Athletic: Russell Westbrook on […]

Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook just tied Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson for the most triple-doubles in NBA history during their 133-132 win over the Indiana Pacers. Prior to Westbrook’s historic night, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, who had a knack of racking up triple-doubles himself, spoke about the 9-time All-Star closing in on the record. […]

Bradley Beal had another memorable performance for the Washington Wizards on Saturday. The All-Star guard dropped another 50-piece in a tightly-contested overtime win against the Indiana Pacers, thereby allowing him to join an exclusive club alongside Stephen Curry and Jayson Tatum. Beal’s 50-point outing on Friday not only allowed him to set a franchise record, […]

Russell. Westbrook. On a night where the Washington Wizards point guard made history, the brodie came up huge for a game-saving swat in overtime for a crucial win against the Indiana Pacers. Check out the epic rejection below: BRODIE BLOCKS IT FOR THE WIN! pic.twitter.com/fOSa6eh30Q — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) May 9, 2021 The win had […]

At the peak of his career, the great Allen Iverson had his fair share of naysayers. Right now though, his historic career is widely celebrated by fans and critics alike. One such admirer is none other than Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr looked back at Iverson’s unforgettable stint in the NBA, as […]

It has been a long time coming. On Saturday, Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook finally tied NBA legend Oscar Robertson for most triple-doubles in league history. Russ notched his 181st career triple-double on Friday against the Indiana Pacers. Amazingly, but now almost unsurprisingly, Westbrook needed just three quarters to notch another triple-double. Here’s Westbrook’s 10th […]

Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook has gotten another incredible accomplishment in his illustrious career. He has now moved up to 12th on the all-time assists lists, passing Rod Strickland. Westbrook has already broken many records throughout his career but being this high on the assists leaderboard is quite the feat. Congrats to @russwest44 of the […]

Who needs more insane Russell Westbrook numbers? We all do. The Washington Wizards set another incredible milestone on Thursday against the Toronto Raptors. Aside from tallying another crazy triple-double, Westbrook etched his name in NBA history once again to become the first player to record 50 rebounds and 50 assists in just three games (via […]

Fred VanVleet has proven once again that he’s one heck of a shotmaker. Against the Washington Wizards on Thursday, the Toronto Raptors guard drained an off-balance three-pointer to force the game into overtime. And he did it right in front of Russell Westbrook’s face. From the looks of it, VanVleet was fishing for the foul […]

Russell Westbrook is having another historic season. The Washington Wizards guard is once again redefining the point guard position by grabbing incredible numbers these past few months that have only been done once in history. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Westbrook has now lead the league in rebounds (406) and assists (403) since the […]

Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards almost pulled off the impossible on Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Keyword: ALMOST. The Wizards rallied from behind and were inches away from stealing a crucial road win. Unfortunately, Garrison Matthews missed what would’ve been one of the craziest game-winners this season. Check out Brodie’s heads up play […]

NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson is in full support of Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook to surpass his all-time triple-double record. Robertson, who was considered the first triple-double king of the NBA, has 181 career triple-doubles. Westbrook is just three more triple-doubles shy of catching Robertson’s all-time record.  When asked how Robertson feels about […]

Russell Westbrook has put up phenomenal numbers over the past few months. He and backcourt mate Bradley Beal have led the way to put the Washington Wizards into a play-in tournament position as the regular season winds down. As many fans have been impressed with Westbrook’s historic performances, NBA legends have also paid their respects […]

Monday night’s matchup between the Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers featured another remarkable performance from Russell Westbrook. After the game, Wizards coach Scott Brooks had already run out of superlatives for his star so he decided to just declare Russ as the GOAT point guard — the second greatest that is. Brooks was so […]

Russell Westbrook had a field day on Monday as the Washington Wizards secured a huge win over the Indiana Pacers, 154-141. Russ produced another mind-numbing triple-double en route to doubling a record previously held by the great Wilt Chamberlain. Westbrook finished Monday’s win with 14 points, 21 rebounds, and 24 assists, making him the only […]

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook gifted Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic his jersey after the thrilling game between both teams on Saturday. Westbrook wrote “keep being a killa” on the jersey, which the Mavs star posted on his Instagram story on Sunday.  It was a showdown between Russell Westbrook and Luka Doncic, who were […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made an epic comeback in their matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Despite the back-and-forth exchange, they still edged out their opponents as they received a timely contribution from point guard Lonzo Ball, who had a career outing in the game. With his all-around stat line, the 23-year-old playmaker […]

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook went beast mode against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Russ shot 17-of-30 from the field for 42 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Unfortunately, his monster performance was not enough to propel the Wizards to the W as the Mavs were able to get […]

Russell Westbrook was a man possessed against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. The Washington Wizards star couldn’t miss all game, so much so that he even scored on the wrong rim. Spot Westbrook tipping in two points for the Mavs here: Mavs win by 1, with the assist from Russell Westbrook. pic.twitter.com/gM3LuigYG9 — Six […]

In spite of the amazing season Russell Westbrook is currently having with the Washington Wizards, the critics have been quick to call out his “selfish” style of play. The term “stat-padder” is something that has been thrown around to describe Westbrook, and at this point, it’s honestly getting exhausting. With the Dallas Mavericks set to […]

Retired NBA big man and current ESPN commentator/analyst Kendrick Perkins has been known to come out with a number of contentious statements through the years. The one-time NBA champ has another hot take right now, and it’s not one that will please the Philadelphia 76ers faithful. According to Perk, he firmly believes that once it […]

After a lackluster stint with the Houston Rockets last year, and a horrible start to this season, Russell Westbrook has finally shifted to a higher gear with the Washington Wizards. Thanks to this impressive run, the Wizards are gaining some steam to help them make a push for the playoffs. The Brodie’s resurgence during the […]

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t clinched anything yet. Following the team’s third loss in four games — an uninspired and bricky 116-107 drubbing against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday — Anthony Davis isn’t taking anything for granted. “We control our own destiny. We have to start playing with a sense of desperation,” […]