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Beginnings
Rus was born in Long beach California where he grew up with his parents and his brother. -
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Russell Westbrook
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Hi-school
Russ entered leuzinger High school as a 5'8, 140 pound freshman with size 14 feet who didn't start on the team until his junior year. -
College
After a incredible senior year, Westbrook had been offered to play at ucla -
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While Russell Westbrook was achieving remarkable things, he still found himself on the bench his freshmen year. The next season, he absolutely demolished the pac-12. -
Draft
In 2008, Russell was chosen as 4th overall in the NBA draft to the Seattle Supersonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder). We would be the starting point guard -
2013
In 2013 Russell Westbrook and superstar teammate Kevin Durant found themselves playing for a champion ship. They did lose, which gave Rus a spark -
The spark
2017 and this player is averaging a TRIPLE-DOUBLE. There was only one other player in any league to do this. After teammate Kevin Durant left, Rus was faced with practically a one man team. Many sports critics and basketball analysis are referring to Russell Westbrook as "The greatest of all time" or G.O.A.T. Which is quite the controversy when Michael Jordan's name is brought up.