Russell Westbrook haters might want to stop reading this because we will be shutting down all the Westbrook slander right now. The Washington Wizards star put up another incredible triple-double on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers en route to another crucial win.
Westbrook finished with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists to notch his 176th career triple-double. Yeah, yeah, we know what's coming next. Brodie naysayers will claim that Westbrook is doing this all for himself and his stat-padding only benefits him and his final box score output.
Well, thanks to StatMuse, the doubters might want to shut up. Westbrook's win-loss record from all his triple-double games is now the best in NBA history. After the Wizards' win over the defending champions, the former MVP has now overtaken Oscar Robertson for most wins with a triple-double with 132.
Most wins with a triple-double in NBA history:
132 — Russell Westbrook
131 — Oscar Robertson
108 — Magic Johnson(Submitted by @WestbrookBR_) pic.twitter.com/zxOk7UXyVF
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 29, 2021




The scary part is, Westbrook is still only 32 years old and it seems he's ways away from calling it quits. He's also just six triple-double games away from unseating Robertson atop the all-time triple-double list with 10 regular season games to go.
TRIPLE-DOUBLE NUMBER 176.
Russell Westbrook is only five behind Oscar Robertson!#WizLakers | @russwest44 pic.twitter.com/JqIVEQnFfe
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) April 29, 2021
The nine-time All-Star has been a beast in his first season with the Wizards. After a subpar one-year campaign with the Houston Rockets, a lot of people were already counting Westbrook out and his move to DC was clouded by doubt.
But with a late-season surge, the Wizards have climbed to the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference, which gives them a slot in the play-in tournament if the regular season ended now. And oh, Russell Westbrook is also averaging a triple-double for the fourth time in his career. No biggie.