Russell Westbrook (Basketball) Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Russell Westbrook who is famously known by his nickname ‘Beastbrook’ is arguably one of the best American Basketball players. He is as of now one of Basketball’s best amiable superstars. 

 

Russell’s tricks and style of play on the court is one that speaks of the astounding and the result of combining hard work with talent. After being picked in the NBA draft in 2008, he has never looked back since then. From 2008 to 2019, he played for Oklahoma City Thunder. He was traded to Houston Rockets in 2019. He was called Triple-Double machine as he constantly racked up triple-double for Oklahoma City Thunders. For his glorious career, he has won various accolades. He won NBA MVP in 2017 and was named in NBA All-Star Team on 8 occasions thus far. He was also a part of the American Basketball team that won the Gold Medal in the 2012 London Olympics.

 

Beyond basketball, he is known for his colourful outfits and finally launched his own clothing line with a company named True Religion. He has also started a foundation called Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation in the year 2012. Through this foundation, he provides education and has also started family service programs. A true star on and off the court, he has garnered a massive fan following not just in the US but all across the globe.

 

In 2020, he joined the Washington Wizards basketball team and made his Washington Wizards debut on 23-12-2020 against the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. 

 

On 06-08-2021, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers which is his 4th basketball team in 3 years. He made Los Angeles Lakers debut on 19-10-2021 against the Golden State Warriors.