Chase Hughes: Scott Brooks says Russell Westbrook comes to the practice facility “every off-day” and often returns each night to get treatment and put up shots. “[His teammates] see that, they hear about it.”
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Position: G
Born: 11/12/88
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $41,358,814
Born: 11/12/88
Height: 6-3 / 1.91
Weight:190 lbs. / 86.2 kg.
Salary: $41,358,814
StatMuse: Nikola Jokic this season: 26.3 PPG 10.9 RPG 8.8 APG 57.0 FG% Only Russ and Oscar have averaged 25/10/8 in a season. Jokic will be the first one to do it on 55% shooting. pic.twitter.com/vzQ8OABNGU
Connor Letourneau: Steve Kerr: “I’m pretty sure Zaza (Pachulia) wants to come down and say hello to Russ (Westbrook). … They have a nice history together.”
Cole Anthony: Anybody that tries to disrespect Russell Westbrook needs to watch basketball
Is Westbrook the same player who won an MVP that season? No, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still very good. And after playing against him, Magic rookie Cole Anthony finds all the talk Westbrook is over the hill to be completely ridiculous.
“That dude is a handful. Anybody that tries to disrespect him and say that he’s washed up needs to watch basketball. Watch him play,” Anthony said. “That dude is an animal. He competes on both ends of the floor and is just really, really good. Him and [Bradley] Beal both. You’ve just gotta give them their respect.”
Westbrook and Anthony matched up on a series of plays in Wednesday’s Wizards win and afterwards caught up with a postgame conversation. Anthony shared some details about what they discussed. “I’ve known Westbrook since I was back in high school. He’s always been a supportive dude. He was just telling me ‘be you, be you, be aggressive and allow that to create for your teammates,'” Anthony said. “Honestly, I told him ‘this summer, I’m trying to work with you.’ I want to work with as many of the elite talent that I can. He’s someone that has been through the whole path and is still doing everything that I want to do. I have nothing but respect for him. Shout out to Westbrook.”
