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NBA triple-double king Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons
NBA triple-double king Russell Westbrook retires after 18 seasons
Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles with 209, has announced his retirement after 18 seasons. The 37-year-old point guard posted a video narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, captioned: “You…
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Russell Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time leader in triple-doubles with 209, has announced his retirement after 18 seasons. The 37-year-old point guard posted a video narrated by actor Michael B. Jordan, captioned: “You had to be there. And now it’s over.” hindustantimes reports that Westbrook was unsigned as a free agent after playing for the Sacramento Kings last season. Just days before the announcement, he told CNN: “I love playing basketball. And if it happens, it works.” Westbrook played for seven teams, spending 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, whom he led to the 2012 NBA Finals. He won the 2017 MVP and averaged 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game over his career.
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Social media is calling Westbrook’s retirement “sudden” and “shocking,” but the signs were there. He remained unsigned all summer and had openly said he loved basketball but only if the right opportunity came. The lazy narrative paints him as a stat-padder who never won a title. Yet he dragged the Thunder to the 2012 Finals, won MVP in 2017, and shattered Oscar Robertson’s triple-double record. Now that he is gone, will NBA teams finally retire his number, or will the 209 triple-doubles be remembered as empty numbers?
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