MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fans stood on their feet, urging Russell Westbrook to grab the one rebound needed to separate himself from Oscar Robertson and grab an NBA record that has stood for 55 years. More
Layne Murdoch/Getty Images
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook totaled 41 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. More
Dominique Wilkins will be one of the judges for the 2017 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star weekend’s Saturday night, and there are few more qualified to be in that position. More
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 57 games into their season and Russell Westbrook is still—still!—averaging a triple-double. More
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, LeBron James had 25 and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers played one of their better all-around games in weeks, beating Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-91 on Sunday. More
Russell Westbrook might be the most dynamic player in the NBA this season, scoring a league-best 30.6 points and averaging a triple-double through his first 44 games. But unless an injury occurs, Westbrook will not be a starter in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game. More
You don’t average 10.5 assists per game, second in the NBA, without being accurate in delivering the basketball to others. More
OKLAHOMA CITY — It can easily be said that this year is all about the triple-double for Russell Westbrook. Every night the Oklahoma City point guard takes the court, the league is on triple-double alert. More
Ethan Skolnick’s Power Rankings (12/19)
Russell Westbrook and James Harden both signed contract extensions last summer, and they could do it again next July. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets superstars will be grandfathered into eligibility for the “super-max” contracts that will be available with the new designated player veteran exception, via The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: More
James Harden and Russell Westbrook are both one-man shows. They’re traveling visual art performances, spectacular and ridiculous, while simultaneously defying the team nature of the sport they play and showing the importance of a few good players around them. On Wednesday, after Westbrook had one the duo’s first clash of the year, Harden won out with just enough help from his teammates. More