The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed that their point guard Russell Westbrook suffered a hand fracture in Friday night’s 140-115 win over the Washington Wizards.

Westbrook injured his hand while trying to pick off Wizards’ Jordan Poole in the first half. He exited the game shortly after and didn’t return. According to The Athletic’s Law Murray, Westbrook is expected to miss several weeks and possibly won’t play again until April.

“(I) just feel bad for Russ right now,” Clippers’ coach Tyronn Lue told reporters during the post-game conference. “You never want to see a player get hurt. Jordan Poole drove around, and he tried to deflect from the back. I think he hit his elbow with his hand. We don’t know what timetable, don’t know if he needs surgery or anything yet, but he’s out right now. So just trying to figure it out.”

Entering the Wizards’ game, Westbrook was the only Clipper to play in every game in the 2023-24 season. The former NBA MVP established himself as a key contributor from the bench, averaging 11.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while also playing some of the best defense in his career.

The Clippers will definitely miss Westbrook and his energy as they try to stay in the race for the No.1 seed in the Western Conference. The LA team is currently sitting fourth in the standings with 3.0 games behind the leading Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook is occupying a bench role this season, but that isn’t stopping him from making some history. Westbrook scored 23 points in a 136-125 win over the Detroit Pistons to reach 25,000 career points.

Westbrook reached the mark with a driving basket late in the fourth quarter. He made a foul on the Pistons’ ensuing possession and went to celebrate with his teammates.

The 2017 NBA MVP became only the 25th player in NBA history to reach that feat. He is also one of just four active players with that many points, with the other three being his Clippers’ teammate James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, and Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant.

“I’m so grateful to be on this team,” said Westbrook after the game. “I don’t take any of this for granted.”

Westbrook has accepted a bench role for the Clippers since the franchise traded for Harden and has been quite effective in it. Despite playing just 23 minutes per game, the 35-year-old is averaging 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.

The Clippers are currently one of the hottest teams in the league. They have won eight of their last 10 games and currently sit third in the Western Conference at 32-15, with just one game behind the leading Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Russell Westbrook’s agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, revealed on Monday that the All-Star guard is interested in joining the LA Clippers after completing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz.

The parties finalized the buyout on the remaining $47 million left on Westbrook’s contract with the Jazz, with the team officially waiving Westbrook on Monday.

In addition to Westbrook desiring a move back to Los Angeles, this time to the Clippers, the Clippers have also taken an interest in Westbrook. Head coach Ty Lue and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank both entered into a discussion with Westbrook whereby they explained the clear role that he would play in the team. According to sources, the Clippers are looking to build a strategy around Westbrook’s playmaking and physical strength.

Westbrook had entered discussions with the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, and Miami Heat in recent days before deciding to seek a deal with the Clippers. The nine-time All-Star decided on the Clippers due to his desire to move back to Los Angeles as well as the opportunity to play for an NBA Championship.

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Russell Westbrook is expected to take some time during the All-Star break to consider the next steps that he wants to take for his career, sources reported to ESPN on Saturday. The veteran was traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Utah Jazz on deadline day last week.

Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, general manager Justin Zanik, and coach Will Hardy spoke on Friday with Westbrook and his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, stating that they welcome him into the team. They warned, however, that the team would be prioritizing playing its younger players and that no guarantees could be made with regard to Westbrook’s minutes or role in the team.

Among Westbrook’s options going forward would be a contract buyout on the remainder of his $47 million salary this season. This move would enable him to become a free agent, in which case he could sign for another team in the hope of securing more playing time. According to sources, the Chicago Bulls, LA Clippers, and Miami Heat are all options in this scenario.

By agreeing to a contract buyout by March 1, Westbrook can still be eligible to be part of a playoff roster if he chooses to go down this route. Westbrook could otherwise remain with the team and fight to earn his place in the starting lineup.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are set to be reunited with point guard D’Angelo Russell after engaging in a three-team, eight-player trade, sources familiar with the matter confirmed on Wednesday.

In addition to receiving D’Angelo Russell from the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers will also acquire Utah Jazz teammates Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. Utah will also be parting ways with guards Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who leave for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In exchange, Utah will receive Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones from the Lakers along with a 2027 first-round draft pick.

Furthermore, the Lakers will part ways with Russell Westbrook, who heads to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Losing Westbrook has been viewed as a necessary sacrifice by the Lakers, who look to revive their season by adding Russell, Beasley, and Vanderbilt to their roster, furthermore strengthening their squad around LeBron James.

Selected by the Lakers as the number two overall pick in the 2015 draft, D’Angelo Russell played two seasons in Los Angeles before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in June 2017. Russell returns to the Lakers having averaged 13.4 points while hitting 35.9% of his 3-pointers for the Jazz this season.

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The Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook got the 8,972nd assist of his career during his team’s 121-104 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. As a result, he passed Gary Payton to go 10th on the NBA’s all-time assists chart.

“If somebody had told me 15 years ago, 20 years ago that you’d be top 10 in assists, I’d look at them like they was crazy,” Westbrook exclaimed after the game. “In the NBA, never dreamt of being in this position, nor getting to the point to where I’m next to some of the greats. I’m just truly grateful and thankful for an opportunity to keep playing at the highest level and I don’t take any of that for granted.”

Finishing the evening with 17 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds, Westbrook will be disappointed, however, that the Lakers slumped to a second straight loss. The Lakers went 24-27 after the defeat, putting them in 13th place on the Western Conference standings.

Coach Darvin Ham revealed that despite the loss, the team still made time to give Westbrook a round of applause after the game in recognition of his achievement.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook was once again the talk of social media. This time, it’s because of a viral video that shows Westbrook blowing off Lakers’ huddle during a recent preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The video shows Patrick Beverley gathering the Lakers for a huddle after Westbrook’s foul and Westbrook seemingly not wanting any part of that. 

Many interpreted this as another sign of Westbrook’s disconnect from the famed franchise, but it appears that the clip doesn’t reveal the whole story.

“I was actually talking to the coaches, and they cut that video in half as well,” Westbrook told reporters on Friday when asked about it. “I was talking to the coaches about a missed coverage. So, I don’t pay no mind to it, man. “

A follow-up clip, which shows the situation from another angle, confirms that Westbrook was unaware of the huddle.

“Honestly I’m just trying to compete and do my job, “Westbrook added. “Everything, videos, get nitpicked. You can cut any video and make anything you want out of it. “

The Los Angeles Lakers had a disastrous campaign in 2021-22, missing on the playoffs despite having Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis on their roster. Many fans and analysts pinned the Lakers’ struggles on Westbrook, arguing that he is a bad fit for the team and declining as a player. The Lakers attempted to trade the 33-year-old earlier this offseason but failed to find a trade partner.

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The “irreconcilable differences” have caused the Los Angeles Lakers’ star Russell Westbrook and his longtime agent Thad Foucher to go their separate ways. Foucher confirmed the news via a statement issued to ESPN on Friday.

In the statement, Foucher said that he believes Westbrook should play out the last year of his contract with the Lakers and embrace his role with the team. While he didn’t explicitly say Westbrook is unwilling to do this, he did state that the two disagree on the “best pathway forward,” hinting that the veteran guard might be thinking about leaving Los Angeles.

“With a possibility of a fourth trade in four years, the marketplace is telling the Lakers they must add additional value with Russell in any trade scenario. And even then, such a trade may require Russell to immediately move on from the new team via buyout,” Foucher explained. “My belief is that this type of transaction only serves to diminish Russell’s value, and his best option is to stay with the Lakers, embrace the starting role and support that Darvin Ham publicly offered.”

Russell Westbrook joined the Lakers ahead of 2021-22 as a missing piece for what the Lakers believed is a championship roster. However, Westbrook’s first year in LA was an utter disaster as the Lakers missed the playoffs, and he had his statistically worst season since his sophomore year in the NBA. Westbrook averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game.

Westbrook’s struggles have made him a popular choice for trade speculations. It is believed that the Lakers attempted to move on from him at various points last season but were not willing to part ways with draft compensation as an incentive for a team to take his $47 million contract.

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Dwight Howard returned to the Los Angeles Lakers after one year with the Philadelphia 76ers but found a lot of new faces in the locker room compared to the team he won the NBA title with in 2019-20. And there was one new teammate that Howard was especially glad to see there.

During a recent chat with the reporters, Howard said that he is particularly excited to share the floor with superstar Russell Westbrook. The latter joined the Lakers in a blockbuster trade from the Washington Wizards in the summer. The veteran big men even called the opportunity to play with Westbrook “a dream come true.”

“Russ, watched him play for a very long time…This guy averages triple-doubles, so it’s like, he loves to pass the ball,” Howard said. “And I watched him in the playoffs last year when we played him, the big men were eating. So when they see Russ was coming to L.A., I said, ‘Oh man, dream come true.'”

Howard and Westbrook previously played together for USA Basketball but were mostly going head to head throughout their NBA careers. Their most recent clash was the Eastern Conference first-round that ended with Howard and his 76ers getting the better of Westbrook and the Wizards.

It isn’t surprising to see Howard gushing about pairing with Westbrook considering he had his worst career-year in Philly in 2020-21. The 35-year-old veteran finished the regular season averaging career-low 7.0 points alongside 8.4 rebounds.

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Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook is now the sole owner of the NBA’s All-Time triple-double record. Westbrook got his 182nd career triple-double on Monday night against Atlanta Hawks, surpassing Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (181 triple-doubles).

Westbrook’s record-breaking moment came with less than nine minutes left in the Hawks game when he grabbed an uncontested rebound to get 10 for the night. He finished the contest, in which Washington lost 124-125, with 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 boards.

Previously, Westbrook became the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double in a regular season. He achieved the feat during an MVP season in 2016-17 when he also broke the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. The 32-year-old star would go on to average a triple-double two more times and is on track to do so in 2020-21 as well.

The closest players to Westbrook and Robertson in terms of triple-doubles are Magic Johnson with 138 and Jason Kidd with 107. The only other active player in the top five is LeBron James, who has 99 triple-doubles.

Speaking about his achievement, Westbrook called it “a blessing” and said that it’s an honor to be mentioned with the game’s greats like Robertson, Johnson, and Kidd.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will,” said Westbrook. “Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

Russell Westbrook’s record-breaking season wasn’t just for stats. His triple-doubles have helped Washington to turn around their season and get a chance to make the playoffs. The Wizards are currently No. 9 in the East and are set to appear in the play-in tournament.

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The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed that their point guard Russell Westbrook suffered a hand fracture in Friday night’s 140-115 win over the Washington Wizards.

Westbrook injured his hand while trying to pick off Wizards’ Jordan Poole in the first half. He exited the game shortly after and didn’t return. According to The Athletic’s Law Murray, Westbrook is expected to miss several weeks and possibly won’t play again until April.

“(I) just feel bad for Russ right now,” Clippers’ coach Tyronn Lue told reporters during the post-game conference. “You never want to see a player get hurt. Jordan Poole drove around, and he tried to deflect from the back. I think he hit his elbow with his hand. We don’t know what timetable, don’t know if he needs surgery or anything yet, but he’s out right now. So just trying to figure it out.”

Entering the Wizards’ game, Westbrook was the only Clipper to play in every game in the 2023-24 season. The former NBA MVP established himself as a key contributor from the bench, averaging 11.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while also playing some of the best defense in his career.

The Clippers will definitely miss Westbrook and his energy as they try to stay in the race for the No.1 seed in the Western Conference. The LA team is currently sitting fourth in the standings with 3.0 games behind the leading Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Los Angeles Clippers point guard Russell Westbrook is occupying a bench role this season, but that isn’t stopping him from making some history. Westbrook scored 23 points in a 136-125 win over the Detroit Pistons to reach 25,000 career points.

Westbrook reached the mark with a driving basket late in the fourth quarter. He made a foul on the Pistons’ ensuing possession and went to celebrate with his teammates.

The 2017 NBA MVP became only the 25th player in NBA history to reach that feat. He is also one of just four active players with that many points, with the other three being his Clippers’ teammate James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, and Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant.

“I’m so grateful to be on this team,” said Westbrook after the game. “I don’t take any of this for granted.”

Westbrook has accepted a bench role for the Clippers since the franchise traded for Harden and has been quite effective in it. Despite playing just 23 minutes per game, the 35-year-old is averaging 11.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.

The Clippers are currently one of the hottest teams in the league. They have won eight of their last 10 games and currently sit third in the Western Conference at 32-15, with just one game behind the leading Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Russell Westbrook’s agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, revealed on Monday that the All-Star guard is interested in joining the LA Clippers after completing a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz.

The parties finalized the buyout on the remaining $47 million left on Westbrook’s contract with the Jazz, with the team officially waiving Westbrook on Monday.

In addition to Westbrook desiring a move back to Los Angeles, this time to the Clippers, the Clippers have also taken an interest in Westbrook. Head coach Ty Lue and president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank both entered into a discussion with Westbrook whereby they explained the clear role that he would play in the team. According to sources, the Clippers are looking to build a strategy around Westbrook’s playmaking and physical strength.

Westbrook had entered discussions with the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, and Miami Heat in recent days before deciding to seek a deal with the Clippers. The nine-time All-Star decided on the Clippers due to his desire to move back to Los Angeles as well as the opportunity to play for an NBA Championship.

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Russell Westbrook is expected to take some time during the All-Star break to consider the next steps that he wants to take for his career, sources reported to ESPN on Saturday. The veteran was traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Utah Jazz on deadline day last week.

Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, general manager Justin Zanik, and coach Will Hardy spoke on Friday with Westbrook and his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, stating that they welcome him into the team. They warned, however, that the team would be prioritizing playing its younger players and that no guarantees could be made with regard to Westbrook’s minutes or role in the team.

Among Westbrook’s options going forward would be a contract buyout on the remainder of his $47 million salary this season. This move would enable him to become a free agent, in which case he could sign for another team in the hope of securing more playing time. According to sources, the Chicago Bulls, LA Clippers, and Miami Heat are all options in this scenario.

By agreeing to a contract buyout by March 1, Westbrook can still be eligible to be part of a playoff roster if he chooses to go down this route. Westbrook could otherwise remain with the team and fight to earn his place in the starting lineup.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are set to be reunited with point guard D’Angelo Russell after engaging in a three-team, eight-player trade, sources familiar with the matter confirmed on Wednesday.

In addition to receiving D’Angelo Russell from the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers will also acquire Utah Jazz teammates Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt. Utah will also be parting ways with guards Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who leave for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In exchange, Utah will receive Juan Toscano-Anderson and Damian Jones from the Lakers along with a 2027 first-round draft pick.

Furthermore, the Lakers will part ways with Russell Westbrook, who heads to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Losing Westbrook has been viewed as a necessary sacrifice by the Lakers, who look to revive their season by adding Russell, Beasley, and Vanderbilt to their roster, furthermore strengthening their squad around LeBron James.

Selected by the Lakers as the number two overall pick in the 2015 draft, D’Angelo Russell played two seasons in Los Angeles before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in June 2017. Russell returns to the Lakers having averaged 13.4 points while hitting 35.9% of his 3-pointers for the Jazz this season.

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The Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook got the 8,972nd assist of his career during his team’s 121-104 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. As a result, he passed Gary Payton to go 10th on the NBA’s all-time assists chart.

“If somebody had told me 15 years ago, 20 years ago that you’d be top 10 in assists, I’d look at them like they was crazy,” Westbrook exclaimed after the game. “In the NBA, never dreamt of being in this position, nor getting to the point to where I’m next to some of the greats. I’m just truly grateful and thankful for an opportunity to keep playing at the highest level and I don’t take any of that for granted.”

Finishing the evening with 17 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds, Westbrook will be disappointed, however, that the Lakers slumped to a second straight loss. The Lakers went 24-27 after the defeat, putting them in 13th place on the Western Conference standings.

Coach Darvin Ham revealed that despite the loss, the team still made time to give Westbrook a round of applause after the game in recognition of his achievement.

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The Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook was once again the talk of social media. This time, it’s because of a viral video that shows Westbrook blowing off Lakers’ huddle during a recent preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The video shows Patrick Beverley gathering the Lakers for a huddle after Westbrook’s foul and Westbrook seemingly not wanting any part of that. 

Many interpreted this as another sign of Westbrook’s disconnect from the famed franchise, but it appears that the clip doesn’t reveal the whole story.

“I was actually talking to the coaches, and they cut that video in half as well,” Westbrook told reporters on Friday when asked about it. “I was talking to the coaches about a missed coverage. So, I don’t pay no mind to it, man. “

A follow-up clip, which shows the situation from another angle, confirms that Westbrook was unaware of the huddle.

“Honestly I’m just trying to compete and do my job, “Westbrook added. “Everything, videos, get nitpicked. You can cut any video and make anything you want out of it. “

The Los Angeles Lakers had a disastrous campaign in 2021-22, missing on the playoffs despite having Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis on their roster. Many fans and analysts pinned the Lakers’ struggles on Westbrook, arguing that he is a bad fit for the team and declining as a player. The Lakers attempted to trade the 33-year-old earlier this offseason but failed to find a trade partner.

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The “irreconcilable differences” have caused the Los Angeles Lakers’ star Russell Westbrook and his longtime agent Thad Foucher to go their separate ways. Foucher confirmed the news via a statement issued to ESPN on Friday.

In the statement, Foucher said that he believes Westbrook should play out the last year of his contract with the Lakers and embrace his role with the team. While he didn’t explicitly say Westbrook is unwilling to do this, he did state that the two disagree on the “best pathway forward,” hinting that the veteran guard might be thinking about leaving Los Angeles.

“With a possibility of a fourth trade in four years, the marketplace is telling the Lakers they must add additional value with Russell in any trade scenario. And even then, such a trade may require Russell to immediately move on from the new team via buyout,” Foucher explained. “My belief is that this type of transaction only serves to diminish Russell’s value, and his best option is to stay with the Lakers, embrace the starting role and support that Darvin Ham publicly offered.”

Russell Westbrook joined the Lakers ahead of 2021-22 as a missing piece for what the Lakers believed is a championship roster. However, Westbrook’s first year in LA was an utter disaster as the Lakers missed the playoffs, and he had his statistically worst season since his sophomore year in the NBA. Westbrook averaged 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 7.1 assists per game.

Westbrook’s struggles have made him a popular choice for trade speculations. It is believed that the Lakers attempted to move on from him at various points last season but were not willing to part ways with draft compensation as an incentive for a team to take his $47 million contract.

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Dwight Howard returned to the Los Angeles Lakers after one year with the Philadelphia 76ers but found a lot of new faces in the locker room compared to the team he won the NBA title with in 2019-20. And there was one new teammate that Howard was especially glad to see there.

During a recent chat with the reporters, Howard said that he is particularly excited to share the floor with superstar Russell Westbrook. The latter joined the Lakers in a blockbuster trade from the Washington Wizards in the summer. The veteran big men even called the opportunity to play with Westbrook “a dream come true.”

“Russ, watched him play for a very long time…This guy averages triple-doubles, so it’s like, he loves to pass the ball,” Howard said. “And I watched him in the playoffs last year when we played him, the big men were eating. So when they see Russ was coming to L.A., I said, ‘Oh man, dream come true.'”

Howard and Westbrook previously played together for USA Basketball but were mostly going head to head throughout their NBA careers. Their most recent clash was the Eastern Conference first-round that ended with Howard and his 76ers getting the better of Westbrook and the Wizards.

It isn’t surprising to see Howard gushing about pairing with Westbrook considering he had his worst career-year in Philly in 2020-21. The 35-year-old veteran finished the regular season averaging career-low 7.0 points alongside 8.4 rebounds.

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Washington Wizards superstar Russell Westbrook is now the sole owner of the NBA’s All-Time triple-double record. Westbrook got his 182nd career triple-double on Monday night against Atlanta Hawks, surpassing Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson (181 triple-doubles).

Westbrook’s record-breaking moment came with less than nine minutes left in the Hawks game when he grabbed an uncontested rebound to get 10 for the night. He finished the contest, in which Washington lost 124-125, with 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 boards.

Previously, Westbrook became the first player since Robertson to average a triple-double in a regular season. He achieved the feat during an MVP season in 2016-17 when he also broke the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42. The 32-year-old star would go on to average a triple-double two more times and is on track to do so in 2020-21 as well.

The closest players to Westbrook and Robertson in terms of triple-doubles are Magic Johnson with 138 and Jason Kidd with 107. The only other active player in the top five is LeBron James, who has 99 triple-doubles.

Speaking about his achievement, Westbrook called it “a blessing” and said that it’s an honor to be mentioned with the game’s greats like Robertson, Johnson, and Kidd.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will,” said Westbrook. “Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

Russell Westbrook’s record-breaking season wasn’t just for stats. His triple-doubles have helped Washington to turn around their season and get a chance to make the playoffs. The Wizards are currently No. 9 in the East and are set to appear in the play-in tournament.

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