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Russell Westbrook is widely seen as a spiritual successor of sorts to Oscar Robertson. Now Robertson is standing up for his junior counterpart. The retired Basketball Hall of Famer spoke this week with Marc Stein of The New York Times. In the …
Russell Westbrook has been reclaiming his spot among the NBA’s elite point guards these last few weeks. If you are wondering why he looked much worse earlier this season though, it turns out he had good reason. The Washington Wizards guard …
Russell Westbrook has been on a statistical tear for the hot Washington Wizards, and his head coach remains in awe of him. Westbrook on Monday had 14 point, 21 rebounds and 24 assists in the Wizards’ 154-141 win over the Indiana Pacers. …
Russell Westbrook had another rough shooting night in Wednesday’s win over the Golden State Warriors, but the cold hand clearly has not shaken his confidence. Westbrook scored 14 points on just 5-of-17 shooting, but the Washington Wizards …
Kevin Durant was kind enough to play along when asked to name his top five teammates, but his answer contained a glaring omission. Durant was a guest on “Million $ Worth of Game” and was asked to name his top five teammates. He …
Kevin Durant hasn’t always seemed to be on the best of terms with some of his old teammates, so it was noteworthy to see who he left off a list of the best players he’d played with. Durant appeared on the “Million Dollaz Worth Of …
The New Orleans Pelicans lost a tough game to the Washington Wizards in overtime on Friday, and the defeat pretty clearly left Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy quite agitated. The Pelicans led the Wizards 103-94 with under six minutes remaining in the …
Russell Westbrook may be 32, but he still has not lost his bounce. Westbrook on Tuesday posted his third straight triple-double, though his Wizards lost to the Hornets 114-104. Despite the loss, Westbrook managed the highlight of the game with a …
Basketball Hall of Famer Dino Radja does not think Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook would have it too easy in Europe if they were to play there. Radja, who played four seasons for the Boston Celtics from 1993-1997, joined a Nuggets fan …
Russell Westbrook had what was likely the worst free throw attempt of his career on Sunday, and the Washington Wizards star looked just as baffled by the result as the rest of us. Westbrook airballed a free throw in the first half of his team’s …
Things got a bit weird during Friday’s game between the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks for a whole set of reasons. The game in Washington was briefly delayed due to smoking wires underneath the scorer’s table. This raised concerns …
Russell Westbrook was ejected from Saturday night’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards after he got into it with Rajon Rondo. Following his team’s loss, Westbrook pointed the finger at himself. Westbrook and Rondo …
Rajon Rondo helped get Russell Westbrook ejected in Friday’s game between the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks, and he was quite pleased about it, too. Rondo and Westbrook exchanged words at the end of the first half, which led to both …
Russell Westbrook did not talk with reporters after his Washington Wizards lost yet again. The Wizards fell at home 133-130 to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. They are now 0-5 on the season and 0-4 at home. Westbrook had 22 points, 10 rebounds …
Russell Westbrook has played just one game in a Washington Wizards uniform thus far, but he is already proving to have a big impact. Wizards backcourt partner Bradley Beal spoke recently on the changes that Westbrook has already made to the …
James Harden made headlines for his late arrival to training camp this month, and apparently that was far from an isolated incident for him. In an extensive article Wednesday on the Houston Rockets’ culture in the Harden era, ESPN’s Tim …
