Russell Westbrook Articles - Page 71

Although the MVP conversations this season are about Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, and Paul George, Russell Westbrook continues to be one of the best all-around players this season. Oklahoma City Thunder’s All-Star guard notched his 30th triple-double of the season by scoring 25 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 11 assists in a losing […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been an interesting team to watch this season, but have they lived up to their potential? Coming into this campaign, most experts felt that OKC would be a top contender in the Western Conference. After all, this is a team with Russell Westbrook and Paul George on the roster. Now, […]

The NBA Playoffs is only weeks away with teams battling for position to have the upper hand in the first round and beyond. As soon as postseason action begins, everything goes back to zero except for a team’s true identity. Records don’t matter and head-to-head matchups don’t matter as much as many might think. Practically […]

Ja Morant is basketball’s latest household name. The Murray State sophomore introduced himself to a national audience in historic fashion on Thursday, showing out in his underdog team’s win over Marquette by scoring 17 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing 16 assists – just the eighth triple-double in NCAA Tournament history. Zion Williamson has the […]

Ja Morant is more than receptive of the recent comparisons to Russell Westbrook he has gotten before the start of the NCAA Tournament. A spry, freakishly athletic guard who can blur past his opponents off the dribble with sheer speed and dribble control, the Murray State prodigy has drawn comparisons to the player who once […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook will be serving a one-game suspension after recording his 16th technical foul this season, the NBA announced today via Tomer Azarly. Westbrook recorded the foul in the first half of the Thunder’s Saturday night loss to the Golden State Warriors. According to Royce Young of ESPN, the […]

The Utah Jazz organization got behind their players for the recent racial issue stemming from the incident between Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and a local Utah fan named Shane Keisel. Before the Jazz-Nets game on Saturday night, players, staff, and coaches from both squads all wore shirts carrying an anti-racism message to show that […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Golden State Warriors 110-88 on Saturday night, and Russell Westbrook wasn’t really happy about it. Westbrook received his 16th technical foul during the first half of the game, and once it is made official by the league office, he will be suspended for one game. The All-Star guard, […]

In a game where the Oklahoma City Thunder’s frustrations towards officiating were obvious, All-Star guard Russell Westbrook picked up his 16th technical foul of the season. Westbrook picked up the foul in their game against the Golden State Warriors. With Klay Thompson defending him, Westbrook’s emotions got the better of him leading to the technical. […]

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN he knew he had to change his diet and sleep habits to keep up with star point guard Russell Westbrook on the basketball floor. Westbrook plays at a very frantic pace every night, so George knew he had to slim down and start […]

The topic of verbal harassment of NBA players has been a hot discussion after Russell Westbrook’s incident with a Utah Jazz supporter who allegedly made racially charged remarks during Monday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Utah Jazz. Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors noted these types of incidents will keep happening so […]

The Utah Jazz have banned another fan for life after Shane Keisel was permanently prohibited from attending any future games in the wake of his belligerent behavior against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook. According to Eric Woodyard of the Deseret News, this second fan, whose name wasn’t mentioned, had called Westbrook “boy” several times […]

The Utah Jazz organization went in hard on the fan that recently had a highly-publicized verbal altercation with Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. The team decided to apply a lifetime ban on the fan, which was seen by most as an admirable move by the Jazz geared towards protecting players from abusive supporters. Jazz […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is glad Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook is okay after what happened to the former MVP on Monday in Utah. A Jazz fan told Westbrook to “Get on your knees like you’re used to.” Westbrook went back at the fan with a profanity-laced rant and the […]

Despite the contact, Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off an acrobatic layup off a Russell Westbrook lob. Peep the clip below posted by NBA on Twitter. How the hell did George convert on that layup? Russ tosses it up to PG13 for the circus reverse layup!#ThunderUp 78#Pacers 63 📱💻: https://t.co/LkzVfwCsdB pic.twitter.com/AQP7VjAoua — […]

On Monday night, playoff intensity between two Western Conference contenders went too far. Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook became involved in an altercation with a Utah Jazz fan. The fan allegedly hurled racial insults at Westbrook until the point guard snapped and fired back a profanity-laden response. Both sides in the dispute were punished […]

On Monday, the NBA was handed a rather unpleasant issue stemming from an interaction between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and a Utah Jazz fan at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Westbrook was shown (on camera) engaging in a heated discussion with this fan, shouting obscenities and threatening physical confrontation with the man and his […]

Utah Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey called Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti to apologize to the organization for what happened on Monday between a Jazz fan and OKC star point guard Russell Westbrook. A Utah fan told Westbrook to “Get on your knees like you’re used.” Westbrook was very angry about the words […]

Deserved or not, Utah Jazz fans have taken quite a bit of flak over the last few days. During Monday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, a Jazz fan who was seated courtside shouted a few nasty remarks in Russell Westbrook’s direction. As a result, the fan has been banned from all Vivint Smart […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is a notoriously pesky defender. He has always done his best to try to stop the player he’s tasked to guard. Along the way, Beverley has had a lot of confrontations and altercations with fellow NBA players, including several occasions against Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook: Beverley isn’t someone […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder wants to see something “positive” come out of the racial incident involving Russell Westbrook and the recently-banned Utah fan. “Anytime you have an incident that is unfortunate, you hope that there can be a catalyst for positive change,” Snyder told Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune. During Monday’s […]

The Russell Westbrook and Utah Jazz fan saga ended after the NBA and the Jazz organization handed out respective sanctions. Now, the Oklahoma City star guard is done talking about the banned fan. Right after their 108-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Westbrook told the media that he was going only to entertain […]

Steve Kerr, coach of the Golden State Warriors, chimed in the recent debate regarding Russell Westbrook’s incident with a Utah Jazz fan, who allegedly spewed racial obscenities at the Oklahoma City Thunder guard throughout the game, along with his wife. Westbrook said that Shane Keisel, the fan in question, told him “to get down on […]

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers voiced out his support for Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook after the latter’s incident with a Utah Jazz fan. After their 123-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls, James entertained questions on the recent Westbrook-Jazz fan incident. After a thorough investigation, the NBA fined Westbrook $25,000 for […]

In light of the recent events involving Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook and a Jazz fan, a 2018 video has resurfaced featuring the star guard and a different fan, with the latter unleashing a racial taunt. According to Eric Woodyard of Deseret News, the incident caught on video occurred last year, ahead of Game 4 […]

On Monday evening, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was heckled by a fan of the Utah Jazz while this fan allegedly shouted inappropriate language toward the All-Star signal caller. As a result of the situation, Westbrook was fined by the league with the fan being banned from Jazz home games. With many coming […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t know the full details of what happened with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook and a Utah Jazz fan, but the outspoken coach gave his two cents on the matter — particularly about fan-player relations. On Monday evening, Westbrook was heckled by a Jazz fan who allegedly […]

On Tuesday, the NBA Communications office announced that Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 for “directing profanity and threatening language to a fan.” The NBA has announced that #Thunder's Russell Westbrook has been fined $25,000 for directing profanity and threatening language to a #Jazz fan. The #Jazz organization have issued […]

One of the biggest topics of discussion in the NBA world on Tuesday is the heated verbal altercation that Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook got into with a Utah fan during the Thunder’s 98-89 win over the Jazz on Monday night. Westbrook threatened the fan and his wife, and after the game was over, […]

Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Michele Roberts says the league needs a “zero tolerance policy” for unruly fans. Roberts’ statement comes in light of what happened between Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook and a Utah Jazz fan on Monday night at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Quote from @MRobertsNBPA to @TheUndefeated on […]

On Monday night, Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook got into a heated verbal altercation with a Utah fan during the Thunder’s 98-89 win over the Jazz at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Westbrook threatened the fan and his wife, and after the game the 2017 NBA MVP said that the fan was hurling racial taunts […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook got into a verbal altercation with a Utah Jazz fan on Monday night, making threats toward both the fan and his wife. The incident has sparked wide debate among NBA media and fans as to whether or not the 2017 MVP was out of line for his actions. Like […]

The Utah Jazz have banned the fan who verbally attacked Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook on Monday, according to a press release from the team. It’s a lifetime ban. Statement from the Utah Jazz: pic.twitter.com/L3eYolvrpq — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) March 12, 2019 According to Russell Westbrook, Raymond Felton and Patrick Patterson, the fan […]

Washington Wizards power forward Bobby Portis says he “loves it” when fans heckle him at games. Portis was talking to local reporters on Tuesday about fan heckling in light of what happened between Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook and a Utah Jazz fan on Monday night. Portis says one of the main […]

During the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 98-89 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, Russell Westbrook got into a heated verbal altercation with a Jazz fan in which he threatened the fan and his wife. After the game, Westbrook said that the fan made a verbal taunt toward him, which was what provoked his response. […]

Utah Jazz small forward Thabo Sefolosha says he stands with Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook got into a heated argument with a fan on Monday in Utah. According to Westbrook, Thunder guard Raymond Felton and power forward Patrick Patterson, the fan allegedly told Westbrook to “get on your knees like you’re used to.” […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Raymond Felton stood up for his teammate Russell Westbrook after the latter was involved in a heated argument with a Utah Jazz fan during a 98-89 win on Monday night. Felton felt like Westbrook had been a target of fans’ insults and all-around belligerence, and claimed the NBA must start […]

Dwyane Wade wasn’t happy with the excuse provided from a Utah Jazz fan, one that reportedly antagonized Russell Westbrook into threatening and cussing him out and his wife during Monday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Jazz. The Miami Heat guard, who is in his last season in the league, bluntly called […]

The Utah Jazz fan who got into a verbal tussle with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has explained his side. Per Jeremiah Jensen of KSL Sports, the fan claimed that he did not hurl any racial taunts or say a single swear word to tick Westbrook off. According to the fan, he told Westbrook […]