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Rebounding is less about luck and more about skill — and size. The last factor means that point guards aren’t supposed to get plenty of rebounds, let alone beat big men to loose balls from missed shots. But that’s not what this list is about. This is about the court generals who’ve put seven-footers to […]

Way before superteams as we know them were formed in the NBA today, the idea of it was already conceptualized back the 1970s. With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson playing together for the Milwaukee Bucks, their former general manager, Wayne Embry, recalled when he lobbied to their front office to draft a very athletic player to be […]

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was honored by the very man whose record he broke Sunday night, the legendary king of the triple-double, Oscar Robertson. The All-Star floor general passed Robertson for the most triple-doubles in a season, notching his 42nd against the Denver Nuggets in spectacular fashion. Westbrook had also become the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

There are plenty of opinions to be found around the basketball world about what Thunder guard Russell Westbrook is doing. To date, Westbrook has posted 39 triple doubles, on his way to averaging double figures in three categories for the 2016-2017 season. Only one other player in NBA history has accomplished that feat, and that […]

Russell Westbrook continued his torrid season against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, this time tickling history once again after a 42-point, 10-rebound, seven-assist line that put him in the company of one of the greats of the sport — Oscar Robertson. Westbrook and “The Big O” stand alone as the only players to reach 900 […]

The fireworks didn’t stop on Friday night, as Russell Westbrook tallied his seventh straight triple-double with a 27-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist performance. Despite his efforts, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the Houston Rockets 102-99. The UCLA product grabbed his 10th rebound with 7:46 left in the fourth quarter, once he had already collected 16 points and […]

Oscar Robertson’s name is back in the spotlight. Thanks to Russell Westbrook. With Westbrook averaging a triple-double this late in the season for the first time since Robertson did so in the 1960s, the Big O is getting talked about a lot right now. Even by some Hollywood actors like Celtics fan Michael Rapaport who […]

There’s only one player in the history of the sport that you can compare Russell Westbrook to this season. That’s how it is when you’re the first player since the 1960s to be averaging a triple-double this late in the year. Oscar Robertson is the only player to ever do it — average a triple-double […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant one-upped his performance from Monday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, as he tied Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest consecutive 20-plus-point game streak with 72. Durant scored 28 points with 10 rebounds, solidifying himself as one of the most consistent scorers not only of this era, but of all-time. […]

When you’re the best at what you do, you’re going to have a lot of haters. Take for example, the Golden State Warriors. Despite a record-breaking 73-9 season and easily becoming the greatest three-point shooting team of all time, they can’t seem to gain the respect of prior generations. Numerous players from the past such […]

Draymond Green has been taking a lot of shots lately. Gary Payton was the first former player to take a stab at Green’s play. Now another former player had some negative comments about Green. Oscar Robertson had some harsh words for Draymond Green as he went on Siriux XM Radio the other day: Oscar Robertson […]