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Russell Westbrook’s MVP-season tear has still continued onto this 2017-18 campaign, as the 6-foot-3 whirling dervish has built his case as one of the most clutch players in recent memory. After Tuesday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets, Westbrook leads all active players with 10 game-tying or go-ahead baskets in the final 10 seconds of regulation […]

Say what you want about Russell Westbrook, but he is a teammate that you would want to have. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar will stick up for his guys in any way he can. Much to the surprise of many, Westbrook is the only Thunder player to be named an All-Star this season. Not even […]

On paper, the Oklahoma City Thunder were expected to win easily against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, as they are only in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. However, the visiting team played very well on the night, and even had a chance to win the game, leading by a point with less than seven […]

Following last week’s All-Star starters selection, the list of 14 players were leaked by several sources prior to the NBA All-Star selection show on TNT, according to sources like Shams Charania of The Vertical, ESPN’s Chris Haynes, and Adrian Wojnarowski. West: Russell Westbrook (Thunder) Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers) Klay Thompson (Warriors) Draymond Green (Warriors) Jimmy Butler (Timberwolves) […]

Coming into the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were thought by many to be a possible threat to dethrone the Golden State Warriors in the playoffs. After acquiring both Paul George and Carmelo Anthony via trade, OKC General Manager Sam Presti was able to give Russell Westbrook a supporting cast worthy of championship contention. So […]

Picking the reserves for the Western Conference All-Stars has become a yearly debate. Each year, there’s always one or two guys who get snubbed, causing an outcry among supporters and the players themselves. This year is no different, as the West is loaded with talent at every position. No matter who gets selected, there is sure […]

Another game, another profanity spouted from the mouth of Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Carmelo Anthony. This time it happened during regulation and not in a postgame interview with the aide of Russell Westbrook. Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James had missed a free throw early on in the first quarter when Anthony let out a […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is on the verge of reaching 30,000 career points, and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook has thoughts. Speaking to the media on Friday, Westbrook reacted to James being just 25 points from reaching one of the most prestigious scoring feats in NBA history, per Erik Horne of The […]

OKLAHOMA CITY– When the NBA announced its All-Star Game starters Thursday, there was a name conspicuously missing. Reigning MVP Russell Westbrook was not one of the five players listed on the Western Conference. For Oklahoma City fans, that may come as an outrage. But for Westbrook himself, it’s not something he plans to lose any […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is speed, power, athleticism, and aggression all bundled into one intimidating style of play. There are days where he would also showcase some of his streetball-like abilities — crossovers, behind the backs, no-look passes, and all that. Wednesday night had one of those moments, and unfortunately for Los Angeles […]

Russell Westbrook surprised a lot of reporters following their win last Tuesday against the Portland Trail Blazers as he was nowhere to be found inside their locker room for post-game interviews. That happened again on Monday after they carved out a 95-88 victory over the Sacramento Kings. It has been reported that he left their […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder avoided getting upset at home by the Sacramento Kings Monday with a 95-88 win. That would not be enough, however, for Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook to prevent him from going down in statistical infamy. While Westbrook had a near triple-double of 19 points, 16 rebounds, and nine assists, he repeatedly […]

Following his first MVP-award winning season, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook is putting together yet another highly productive campaign. He has been putting up elite all-around numbers this season and has been on a hot offensive stretch over the last few weeks matching Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love with 13 straight 20-point […]

The reigning league MVP Russell Westbrook has continued to put up monster all-around numbers this season despite the arrival of both All-Star forwards Paul George and Carmelo Anthony. According to Justin Kubatko of Stat Muse, Westbrook has paced himself to post a streak of double-doubles that has put him in the same company with Hall […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook seemed a bit frustrated after Tuesday night’s 117-106 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. In fact, the six-time All Star left — without speaking to members of the media. Russell Westbrook left the arena tonight before the locker room opened without speaking with the media. — Royce Young […]

Russell Westbrook’s strong run from last year is continuing this season. Despite most of the attention from the Oklahoma City Thunder focused on their “Big 3,” the reigning MVP is still performing at a very high level, recording triple-doubles with ease. On Monday, he notched the 93rd of his stellar career against the Phoenix Suns […]

New year, new NBA All-Star format. In 2018, the NBA will attempt to improve their All-Star game with the elimination of teams from both conferences. Are the 2018 changes enough? Should the NBA event consider additional revisions to their biggest weekend? The February 16-18 event in Los Angeles will give us our first taste of […]

As an NBA fan, it is common to wonder how frustrated Russell Westbrook’s teammates can feel playing alongside the reigning MVP, as he has the ball in his hands very often. Westbrook’s high statistics in multiple categories and triple-double records have earned him the nickname “Mr. Triple-Double”, but also “ballhog,” “stat-padder,” and “stat chaser.” In […]

Russell Westbrook was not the only winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s road trip to Los Angeles. The reigning NBA MVP donated the Kia SUV he won for being the 2016 All-Star Game MVP to a family in need. A United Way spokesperson said the beneficiary is a family with four children, with another one […]

NBA reporters have a strenuous job. They are tasked with interviewing and probing the minds of disgruntled NBA players and coaches on each game day. In many cases, players hold an obvious indifference for reporters, mainly because they feel like they have other important things to do than talk to reporters about ever frivolous topic. […]

When discussing the most explosive players in the NBA, one would be hard-pressed to name a more dynamic pair than Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James and Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. To no surprise, the two have maintained their status among the elite players so far in the 2017-18 NBA season. […]

It has been an eventful few years for the Oklahoma City Thunder, to say the least. Following the bitter departure of superstar forward Kevin Durant, point guard Russell Westbrook was essentially forced to put the team on his back en route to perhaps the greatest individual season in NBA history. Despite all the changes that […]

Earlier on Wednesday, Russell Westbrook was asked whether he needed to make a sales pitch to his teammate Paul George in his upcoming free agency. According to ESPN, this is what the reigning MVP had to say about his plans to woo Paul George to stay with the Thunder long term. “No. Sales pitch is […]

It’s taken some time, but Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder are playing much more cohesive basketball. George has had to alter his game while playing with the team’s two other stars, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook, and it’s been a process. As George explained to ESPN’s Royce Young, playing alongside an athletic freak […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook is known for being one of the most explosive players in the league. However, even the freakishly athletic Westbrook has his occasional moments of mortality. The reigning MVP is adamant about helping teammates off the floor when the situation presents itself. Unfortunately, things did not go as […]

Following months of speculation, Jordan Brand has finally released the images of Russell Westbrook’s first signature shoe. It’s named the “Why Not Zero.1” and comes in the “Mirror Image” colorway. First look at the Jordan Why Not Zer0.1 “Mirror Image”, Russell Westbrook’s first signature performance shoe pic.twitter.com/Y0S8aUtujU — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) January 4, 2018 Russell […]

Throughout the first few months of the season, there has been a hovering cloud over the franchise with All-star forward Paul George eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this upcoming summer. There has been a growing belief that George could realistically depart after one season with Oklahoma City. With that in mind, his teammate […]

On a night when they did not have the services of star forward Paul George, the Oklahoma City Thunder fought back valiantly from a big early deficit against the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough as star forward Carmelo Anthony and the Thunder fell 97-95 to the Bucks in controversial fashion. After superstar point guard Russell […]

Well, that was quite a crazy and controversial ending to Friday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks. It’s really too bad that such an exciting game had to end with a missed call by the refs on a dunk by Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo over Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook. […]

After a controversial finish in the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night, many people wanted answers as to why superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t ruled out of bounds on the Bucks’ final possession. According to a tweet from Thunder beat writer Erik Horne of The Oklahoman, it was brought to […]

Another day, another controversial ending to an otherwise great game. This time it came at the end of the showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks managed to escape with the victory after a game-winning lay-in from superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo over superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. Although it became evident […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off perhaps one of the most controversial games in the 2017-18 NBA season. Despite the ending, the Thunder’s showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks also proved to be quite entertaining. Among all the notable highlights was the posterization of Bucks center Thon Maker by Thunder superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. While […]

Not today, Russell Westbrook. That’s exactly the mentality that Milwaukee Bucks star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had when the Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard tried to attack the basket during the closing second of the half. With the Bucks already up 58-44, Giannis was not going to let Westbrook cut the Milwaukee lead down to […]

A valiant Thunder comeback came up just short as Giannis Antetokounmpo made the game-winning bucket in the final seconds, a strong drive baseline and finish over Russell Westbrook to lift the Bucks to a 97-95 win. Take a look at the sequence: Note that it looks like Antetokounmpo stepped out of bounds on the drive […]

Russell Westbrook may have ended Thon Maker’s career. Westbrook took a pass on the right wing and then drove the lane before elevating for the ridiculous poster dunk on Maker Friday night during the Thunder-Bucks game. Take a look at the ridiculous play by Russ: Westbrook is of course one of the great athletes the […]

For Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon, it is no secret that the 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year has some insane athleticism. In Friday night’s game against the red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder, he showed us exactly why he is such a dynamic player. Midway through the second quarter of the game at Chesapeake Energy Arena, […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are clicking on all cylinders as of late thanks to the efforts of superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. Although Westbrook is regarded as arguably the most explosive offensive weapon in the league, that wasn’t his focus coming into the 2017-18 NBA season. Despite their early struggles, the Thunder have been one of the […]

Fans of Russell Westbrook have a lot of reason to celebrate since last year as he has been named the league’s MVP, breaking the NBA’s triple-double record, and has recently led the turnaround of the Oklahoma City Thunder after their very slow start to the campaign. Now, they will have even more reason to be […]

During the third quarter of the game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, the game was stopped at the 4:12 mark as there was smoke that was seen on section 104 inside Chesapeake Energy Arena. While many speculated there was a fire, that was apparently not the case as a light […]