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Russell Westbrook has announced his retirement from the NBA on Wednesday, Aug. 12, in a social media post.
His decision closed an 18-year NBA journey that saw him win an MVP award in 2017 and post historic seasons in which he averaged a triple-double multiple times.
The video showed him walking down memory lane, while popular actor Michael B. Jordan narrated his story.
Westbrook played with seven different teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings.
He averaged a triple-double for a full season four different times in his career. He first achieved this historic feat during his 2017 MVP season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and later repeated it three more times, twice again with the Thunder and once with the Wizards.
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Rob Andrew Lo Rob Andrew Lo is a writer at Heavy Sports and is covering the NBA. He has covered local, collegiate, professional and international sports in various sites. He was the sports editor of The Varsitarian, the official student publication of University of Santo Tomas, and a sports, entertainment, and lifestyle writer for Rappler. A Journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, he has built his voice across both collegiate and international platforms, previously contributing NBA coverage to Fansided and Sportskeeda. More about Rob Andrew Lo
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