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• WATCH: Russell Westbrook Loses His Cool After NBA Referee’s Technical Call in Nuggets’ Loss to OKC Thunder
Russell Westbrook erupted at referee Scott Foster in the Nuggets' Game 2 blowout loss to the Thunder as OKC evens the series....2025
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• Nikola Jokić Shares Unfiltered Take On Fans Booing Russell Westbrook
The OKC fan base jeered the Nuggets' Russell Westbrook throughout the game as Nikola Jokić detailed his thoughts about the chorus of boos....2025
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• Sam Presti Named NBA Executive Of The Year

Sam Presti has been named the 24-25 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. The Oklahoma City Thunder had a 68-14 record, which is tied for the sixth-best record in NBA history. The award is the first in Presti's tenure with the Thunder. Presti received 10 First Place votes, six Second Place votes and six Third Place votes to finish ahead of Koby Altman of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Trajan Langdon ...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Makes Startling Admission About LeBron James Relationship After Ugly Exit From Lakers
Russell Westbrook drops a surprising truth about his LeBron James relationship after the Nuggets' win and his rocky Lakers fallout....2025
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• WATCH: OKC Thunder Fans Pay Heartwarming Tribute to Russell Westbrook in Game 1 vs. Nuggets
Before playing an instrumental role in Denver's Game 1 win over OKC, Russell Westbrook received a raucous standing ovation from Thunder fans....2025
• Russell Westbrook Enters NBA History Books After 18-PT Game vs. OKC Thunder in Game 1
Russell Westbrook played a huge role in the Nuggets' upset Game 1 victory over the Thunder, and he made NBA history with his performance....2025

• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Let’s rank the last eight teams standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs by their chances of winning it all. The first-round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs proved the difference between the regular season and the postseason. The games were slower and more physical, with offensive rebounding and the turnover battle often being spotlighted as possessions came at a premium. Depth and youth also reigned supreme, w...2025
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• Northwest Notes: Porter, Westbrook, Nuggets, Wolves, Thunder
Nuggets starting forward Michael Porter Jr. and sixth man guard Russell Westbrook have both been removed from the club’s injury report ahead of a critical Game 6 encounter with the Clippers on Thursday night, Denver has announced (Twitter link). Westbrook, 36, twisted his foot prior to Game 3. The former league MVP subsequently sat out much […]...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Out For Game 4 With Foot Injury; Michael Porter Jr. Available To Play

Russell Westbrook will miss Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets' series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a foot injury. Westbrook left Game 3 in the second quarter with the injury. Michael Porter Jr. is available to play after suffering a sprained shoulder in Game 2. The Nuggets are down 2-1 in the series....2025
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• Russell Westbrook gets added to Nuggets’ injury list after early exit vs. Clippers
The Nuggets just woke up from a nightmare this Friday morning, after last night’s 117-83 loss to the Clippers in Game 3 of the Western Conference playoff series. Another worry was added to the list, as Russell Westbrook fell to injury in Thursday’s second quarter, with a left foot inflammation. The veteran guard is not […] The post Russell Westbrook gets added to Nuggets’ ...2025
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• Westbrook's early exit adds to Denver injury woes
Russell Westbrook tried playing through a left-foot injury but was pulled midway through the second quarter Thursday night, while Michael Porter Jr. struggled with his injured left shoulder in the Nuggets' Game 3 loss....2025
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• Previewing every NBA Playoffs 2025 first round series

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Here’s everything you need to know about the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs There’s been a lot of hand-wringing of late about the NBA regular season. And while I, personally, feel that the concern about its entertainment value is wildly overblown, even I can admit that for the average basketball fan, keeping up with all 30 teams for six months...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• Michael Malone Lost the Nuggets Locker Room After ‘Special Treatment’ Toward Russell Westbrook, NBA Insider Reveals
Mike Malone may have been fired due to his treatment of former NBA MVP and current Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook....2025
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• NBA awards picks for 2025 MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and more

Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images Here are our NBA awards picks for the 2025 season. The 2024-2025 NBA season will mostly be remembered for something that happened off the court. Luka Doncic getting traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers will never make sense no matter how many times fans see him in purple and gold. Dallas’ epic collapse in the wake of the deal will ...2025
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• Northwest Notes: Nuggets Starters, Braun, Clingan, Randle, DiVincenzo
Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook hasn’t played in February, missing seven games before the All-Star break due to a hamstring injury. As Bennett Durando of The Denver Post writes, that forced Christian Braun into the starting lineup, where he immediately played some of the best basketball of his career. In Westbrook’s absence, Braun averaged 19.9 points, […]...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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• Kobe's Unforgettable Finale a Perfectly Drawn Portrait of a Unique NBA Career
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• Why Oklahoma City Thunder Are the NBA's Most Unsolvable Puzzle
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Clippers Defensive Anchor DeAndre Jordan Breaks Down the Art of Shot Blocking
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"Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, joining Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to achieve that feat."

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"Nikola Jokic's latest triple-double accomplishment puts him in a club with LeBron James and Russell Westbrook"

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"Russell Westbrook shot 3-of-19 from the floor, scoring nine points, but recorded eight assists, 10 rebounds, two steals and three blocks."

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"Lakers' Russell Westbrook has first game without a turnover since 2016 in win over Kings"

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"The Lakers are nearing a deal with the Wizards to acquire Russell Westbrook in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and a 2021 first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski."

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"Rockets star Russell Westbrook says he tested positive for the coronavirus and is in quarantine."

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"Russell Westbrook is exactly who everybody -- except for the Houston Rockets -- thought he was"

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"A heated Russell Westbrook went off on Zaza Pachulia on Saturday night, accusing the Warriors center of intentionally falling on his leg and trying to hurt him late in the third quarter of a game Golden State won 112-80."

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"The post WATCH: All-Stars Celebrate After Kevin Durant Alley-Oop To Russell Westbrook appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Look, I understand this isn't about money, because people like LeBron, Durant, Russell Westbrook and the retired Kobe Bryant make more money through their shoe contracts than they do on the court."

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"Russell Westbrook has been a beast this season."

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"Often criticized for his shot selection, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook conceded Monday that he needs to cut back on the number of 3-pointers he attempts."

• Rockets Declare Amen Thompson Untouchable In Trade Discussions

The Houston Rockets have informed rival front offices that second-year forward Amen Thompson is untouchable in potential trade discussions despite the team's interest in acquiring a star player, sources told ESPN. Thompson, the No. 4 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, finished fifth in Defensive Player of the Year voting this season. Thompson's scoring average jumped from 9.5 points as a rookie to 14.1 p...2025
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Let’s overreact to every first-round series of the 2025 NBA Playoffs after one game. The 2025 NBA Playoffs are underway, and some of the biggest storylines of the postseason are already coming into focus after one game in every first round series. The Oklahoma City Thunder showed why they are the favorites in the Western Conference by pulling off one of the...2025
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, more people tuned into the WNBA Draft when Caitlin Clark was in it. But what stands out most was that Monday’s viewership numbers topped both the NHL’s and MLB’s Draft numbers. NEW YORK CITY — Cameras surrounded Paige Bueckers as she made her way into the WNBA Draft on Monday. Bueckers, the inevitable No. 1 pick in the draft, was already one of women’s bask...2025
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• The NBA has a replay review problem (and one simple change would fix it)

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images There are likely going to be playoff games that get completely derailed by instant replays, but after spending some time in the NBA’s Replay Center, it’s clear that there is an easy fix. Even Mike Breen is getting a little impatient. It’s the fourth quarter of an important, nationally televised Western Conference tilt in Golden State midway throug...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Hypes Georgia Amoore After ‘Making History’ With Mystics’ New Star Rookie
Denver Nuggets' Russell Westbrook was excited to announce the history he made with WNBA draftee Georgia Amoore on WNBA Draft Night....2025
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• 2025 WNBA Draft: Who had the best fits?

Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images Paige Bueckers was just one of the WNBA’s incoming class of rookies who STUNNED in their draft day outfits on the orange carpet. The WNBA Draft brought all of the newest rookies to the orange carpet, and (to no one’s surprise) they SLAYED. The WNBA has become a hotspot of fashion and culture, and the incoming draftees offered a reminder of that with their ou...2025
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• Nikola Jokic Eligible For Three-Year, $212M Extension With Nuggets In Offseason

Nikola Jokic will become eligible to sign a three-year, $212 million contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this offseason. Jokic has three seasons remaining on his contract with the 27-28 being a player option. Jokic can decline the 27-28 player option as part of his new extension. On July 1, 2022, Jokic and the Nuggets agreed to a five-year, $276 million supermax contract extension. Jokic we...2025
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• Calvin Booth 'Dismayed' Russell Westbrook Played Ahead Of Jalen Pickett

The tension between Michael Malone and Calvin Booth arose from Booth wanting Malone to play younger players he drafted instead of the veterans on the roster. Booth was reportedly "dismayed" that Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of recent games. Malone and Booth were both fired by the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was reported that the growing tension between the coach a...2025
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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• Nuggets Credit Coaching Change With Beating Clippers In First Round Series

After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 120-101 in Game 7 of their first round series, there appeared to be a sense that the abrupt dismissals of Michael Malone as head coach and Calvin Booth as general manager contributed to the result. The Nuggets were floundering towards the start of the playoffs and appeared to rally around interim head coach David Adelman. "I think the owne...2025
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• Rockets Declare Amen Thompson Untouchable In Trade Discussions
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• Aaron Gordon On Game-Winning Dunk: 'I'm Just Trying To Clean Up Everything'

Aaron Gordon recorded the first buzzer-beating, game-winning dunk in playoff history as the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in Game 4 to even the series. "I'm just trying to clean up everything on the glass," said Gordon about the play. Officials took several minutes to review the play of Gordon catching Nikola Jokic's air ball for a dunk. Referee Zach Zarba reported afterwards...2025
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• Russell Westbrook Ruled Out For Game 4; Michael Porter Jr. To Play
The Nuggets won’t have Russell Westbrook as they try to even their series with the Clippers later today, the team announced (via Twitter). Westbrook has been dealing with inflammation in his left foot that limited him to nine minutes in the Game 3 loss on Thursday. He contributed just three points, one rebound and one […]...2025
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round
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• Westbrook fuels Nuggets' comeback to edge Clippers 112-110 in OT in teams' NBA playoff opener
Jokic had a 29-points, while Russell Westbrook came up with clutch plays on both ends of the court....2025
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• The NBA has a replay review problem (and one simple change would fix it)
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• Report: Russell Westbrook’s future with Nuggets ‘uncertain’ after Michael Malone firing
According to NBA insiders Tony Jones and Sam Amick of The Athletic, Russell Westbrook‘s future with the Denver Nuggets is “uncertain” after the Michael Malone firing. Westbrook played only 17 minutes against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday under interim head coach David Adelman. He had five points and three turnovers while shooting 2-of-11 overall and […] The post Report:...2025
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• Nuggets Credit Coaching Change With Beating Clippers In First Round Series
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• The WNBA Draft is officially bigger than 2 major men’s sports leagues
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• The NBA has a replay review problem (and one simple change would fix it)
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• Russell Westbrook has finally silenced the critics by playing totally unlike Russell Westbrook

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Nuggets are the first team to not “let Russ be Russ,” and it’s working. When Voltaire published the novel Candide in 1759, he likely didn’t expect it to meet so much resistance — and for so much time. It was banned almost immediately in Paris. Within a few years, the Roman Catholic Church banned it. But the real shocker was the banning of Candide i...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• 3 NBA teams close to pushing panic button one week into the season

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The NBA season just opened, but these three teams should already be worried. The NBA’s 82-game regular season is so long and tedious that few teams are ever really out of it until after the All-Star break. Take the 2021-2022 Boston Celtics as the chief example: Boston was just 25-25 through its first 50 games, then finished the year 26-6 before running all ...2024
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• Russell Westbrook’s Wife Claps Back at ESPN Commentator
Before the NBA season has even begun, Russell Westbrook has become a subject of criticism and his wife Nina isn’t having it. The worst part is, it didn’t even come from an NBA commentator. The diss came when ESPN’s Ryan Clark compared Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson to Westbrook. “Lamar Jackson right now is like […] The post Russell Westbrook’s Wife C...2024
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• Damian Lillard Gets Honest About Long-standing Beef With Russ
Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook have a long history of on-court beef dating back to January 2018 and Dame recently reflected on some of the moments he’s had with Russ over the years. Since his formative years in the league, Lillard has been a target of Westbrook’s. But Dame says his battles with fellow point […] The post Damian Lillard Gets Honest About Long-standing Beef Wi...2024
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• The moment that transformed Russell Westbrook and the Clippers' NBA title chase

The Clippers had trouble figuring out their star-studded lineup. It took Westbrook accepting a different role to get the team on track....2024

• Russell Westbrook Gives Single Mom the Car He Won at the All-Star Game
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• Lakers moving toward deal for Russ, sources say

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• Allen Iverson Says He Would Go ’82-0′ Playing With Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Allen Iverson: ‘I’m the Biggest Russell Westbrook Fan There Is’ (VIDEO)
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• Michael Jordan Can't Determine Who Gets Shoe Deals Due to NBA Salary-Cap Rules
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• An Icon at 40: The Untold Story of Allen Iverson
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• Fantasy Basketball Trade Tips: Sell High on Westbrook, Markkanen
Russell Westbrook has played great lately. Is now the time to deal him? RotoWire expert Mike Barner analyzes potential fantasy trade situations around the NBA....2025
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• Is Kevin Durant Bound for Golden State? Not If He Remains True to Himself
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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• Nuggets Credit Coaching Change With Beating Clippers In First Round Series
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• NBA playoffs: Russell Westbrook enjoys himself with hanging dunk tech in Nuggets' blowout of Clippers
The Clippers traded Russell Westbrook for Kris Dunn last offseason. He clearly took it personally....2025
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• Northwest Notes: Porter, Westbrook, Nuggets, Wolves, Thunder
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• NBA playoffs: Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook spark Nuggets past Clippers to claim 3-2 series lead

Tuesday's Nuggets win saw a return to playoff form for Murray, who was instrumental in Denver's run to the 2023 NBA championship....2025
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• Aaron Gordon On Game-Winning Dunk: 'I'm Just Trying To Clean Up Everything'
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• Russell Westbrook gets added to Nuggets’ injury list after early exit vs. Clippers
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• VIDEO: Russell Westbrook comes in clutch to power Nuggets’ OT win vs. Clippers
Russell Westbrook seemed to be back in his prime this weekend, as he powered through against the Clippers to deliver the Nuggets their first win of their playoff series. Late in the game, the former league MVP produced crucial steals and shots that ended with a 112-110 overtime victory at Ball Arena. We all know […] The post VIDEO: Russell Westbrook comes in clutch to power Nuggets’ O...2025
• How Russell Wesbrook Won Game One for the Nuggets Over the Clippers
In his first playoff game as an NBA head coach, Nuggets skipper David Adelman made a fascinating choice. He elected to close the game with the volatile Russell Westbrook over Michael Porter Jr., who had struggled throughout the game. That decision paid off, as Denver won game one 112-110 in overtime against the Los Angeles […] The post How Russell Wesbrook Won Game One for the Nuggets Over t...2025
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• NBA Playoffs overreactions for every series after 1 game of 2025 first round
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• Rockets Declare Amen Thompson Untouchable In Trade Discussions
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• Aaron Gordon On Game-Winning Dunk: 'I'm Just Trying To Clean Up Everything'
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• Nuggets fire head coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth ahead of 2025 NBA Playoffs

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Nuggets made the shocking decision to fire Mike Malone with three games left before the playoffs. The Denver Nuggets have fired the head coach the led the franchise to its first ever NBA championship only two years ago days before the 2025 NBA Playoffs. In a stunning announcement, Michael Malone has been fired by Denver with only three games rem...2025
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• ‘He Has No Shame’ – Russell Westbrook’s Heated Confrontation With Nuggets Fan Invites Social Media Outrage
After Russell Westbrook got into it with a fan after the Nuggets loss vs. the Timberwolves, social media was quick to shame the former MVP....2025
• A’ja Wilson is the runaway favorite for WNBA MVP, but here’s who else has a shot

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Let’s take a dive into the numbers — and examine the track record of WNBA stars on lower-seeded teams earning the honors. A’ja Wilson has been hailed the runaway favorite for MVP and by most accounts, she’ll likely be the unanimous pick. Her individual numbers are better than they’ve ever been, and the national discourse this year has operated under the ...2024
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• WATCH: Lakers star Russell Westbrook forces OT vs. Raptors with clutch steal, game-tying triple at the buzzer
Russell Westbrook literally saved the day for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night as they escaped with a hard-fought 128-123 victory over the Raptors in Toronto. Russ came up big time for the Lakers in the clutch as he helped his team to just their third victory in their last 10 games. Things were […] The post WATCH: Lakers star Russell Westbrook forces OT vs. Raptors with clutch steal, g...2022
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• 2 potential trade candidates for the Los Angeles Lakers entering 2021 training camp
Because the Los Angeles Lakers just overhauled their roster, they entered 2021-22 training camp with as little trade buzz as any team in the NBA — from an importing and exporting standpoint. The Lakers orchestrated the largest blockbuster swap of the summer — a five-teamer that netted them Russell Westbrook — then surrounded Westbrook, LeBron […] The post 2 potential trade candidates for the...2021
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• RUMOR: Chris Paul, Lakers’ Russell Westbrook seen hanging out in LA
Chris Paul just fueled speculations that he could be joining the Los Angeles Lakers after he was spotted with Russell Westbrook in LA. Westbrook was recently acquired by the Lakers in a deal that sent Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Montrezl Harrell to the Washington Wizards. While the transaction can only be finalized at the […] The post RUMOR: Chris Paul, Lakers’ Russell Wes...2021
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