By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 15:30 EDT, 27 May 2025 | Updated: 15:30 EDT, 27 May 2025
DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets point guard Russell Westbrook said he was having surgery Tuesday to fix two breaks in his right hand that he suffered during the season.
He wrote in his " Word of Westbrook " newsletter that he was "grateful for everyone´s support all year and I can´t wait to be back out there at 100% soon. The comeback is already in motion."
The 36-year-old Westbrook is coming off a season in which he helped the Nuggets extend the Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games in the second round of the playoffs before being knocked out. He provided a boost off Denver´s thin bench in the postseason. Westbrook averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 6.1 assists in the regular season.
Westbrook signed a two-year deal last summer, with a player option next season that would be worth $3,468,960. He has played for the Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Washington and Houston since spending 11 seasons with the Thunder.
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Denver Nuggets' Russell Westbrook (4) stands on the court late in the second half of Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook (4) defends against a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder's Cason Wallace (22) in the first half of Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA basketball playoffs, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)