He asserted that neither he nor his wife cursed or said anything improper. The Utah Jazz banned the fan from attending their future events at the arena.
The Westbrook couple met in college and have been together since. Hence, they are college sweethearts. On top of that, Earl is a basketball player. Earl is a licensed therapist who specializes in marriage and family therapy. Moreover, Nina is also a businesswoman. She owns a boutique named The Little Ark and is the founder of Minibrook.
Then they were married at Beverly Hills Hotel on August 29, Furthermore, the pair has three kids together. They welcomed their first and only son Noah Russell Westbrook on May 16, Similarly, the college sweethearts were blessed with beautiful twin daughters. Also, there was news that sparked on the internet when Nina slammed Stephen A.
Smith when he criticized her husband. Here is a video you can go for. The NBA player has a spectacular net worth.
He has built a majority of his wealth through basketball. Currently, he is the fourth highest-paid NBA player. Beastbrook is right below Kevin Durant and right above James Harden.
Many popular brands and companies sponsor him. In February , Russel was hired as the Marketing Creative Director of the now-folded denim brand True Religion, and he also became the global face of Mountain Dew Kickstart after signing with Pepsico. The athlete is active on various social media platforms. He has an Instagram handle with almost 16 million followers. He usually shares basketball-related content. However, he has also shared adorable pictures of his children and wife. The point guard is a family guy and often poses for pictures with his parents and brother.
Through his platform, he has raised awareness against racial injustice in America. Furthermore, he has shown his support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Besides that, he has a Twitter account with 6.
Russell joined in and has over five thousand tweets. He mostly tweets and shares basketball-related news, highlights, and training. Many high-profile celebrities and fellow athletes follow him. He is known to have a kind heart. Westbrook does his best to give back to the community. After playing the season with the Houston team, he has left the Rockets. He is playing for the Washington Wizards this season.
However, neither has commented on this rumor. Russell is married to Nina Earl. The two met at UCLA and are college sweethearts. She also played collegiate basketball. As of now, she is a licensed therapist. Besides that, she owns The Little Ark and is the founder of Minibrook. Westbrook and Earl married at Beverly Hills on August 29, Westbrook tallied eight points FG, 3Pt, FT , nine rebounds, six assists and two steals over 29 minutes Saturday in a loss to the Trail Blazers.
Westbrook finished Thursday's loss to the Thunder with 27 points FG, 3Pt, FT , six rebounds and five assists over 35 minutes. Westbrook closed with 27 points FG, 3Pt, FT , nine rebounds, seven assists and one steal in 37 minutes during Tuesday's victory over the Rockets. PPG RPG 9. APG 8. PIE AGE 32 years. Player Details. Roster lakers. Two days later, he recorded 33 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists in a —96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, joining Robertson, Magic Johnson, and Jerry Lucas as the only players in NBA history with two triple-doubles in the first three games of a season.
On November 30, he recorded his fourth straight triple-double with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in a — overtime win over the Washington Wizards, becoming just the second player in NBA history to average a triple-double heading into December joining Robertson. He extended that streak to seven straight on December 9 with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a —99 loss to the Houston Rockets—the longest triple-double streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in Standing at 6 feet 3 inches 1.
He is also widely known for playing at a high level of intensity and for being able to keep that intensity for the majority of his playing time. Westbrook will often look to push the pace of the game for transition points and attack the basket.
Though attacking the rim is his forte, he will frequently pull up for medium range jump shots. He regularly creates good scoring opportunities for his teammates, resulting in him averaging over eight assists per game for his career. Westbrook is widely recognized as one of the best all-around players in the NBA. His regular season triple-doubles is ranked equal second-most all time and his 10 playoff triple-doubles is tied for fourth-most all time.
Forty-two of his regular season triple-doubles came during the —17 season, breaking Oscar Robertson's single-season record of 41, a record he set during the —62 season. He subsequently joined Robertson as the only players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. The following two seasons also saw Westbrook clinch a triple-double average, as he had 25 triple-doubles in —18 and 34 in — He has the most rebounds in NBA history among guards who are 6'3" or shorter.
Westbrook's three-point shooting and turnovers are often brought to attention when pundits criticize his game. He has also in the past been criticized for his "single-mindedness" and being difficult to cooperate with. After scoring 38 points in a —89 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the —15 season opener, Westbrook suffered a small fracture of the second metacarpal in his right hand the following game against the Los Angeles Clippers and subsequently missed 14 games with the injury.
He joined Kevin Durant on the sidelines after Durant fractured his right foot during preseason and was ruled out for six to eight weeks. With the pair both inactive for the start of the season, the Thunder dropped to a 4—12 record prior to Westbrook's return on November 28 against the New York Knicks. In Westbrook's first game back, he led the Thunder to a win over the Knicks with 32 points. Durant returned the following game to face the New Orleans Pelicans, as the pair helped the Thunder go on a seven-game winning streak to bring the Thunder back into playoff contention.
On January 16, , Westbrook recorded his ninth career triple-double with 17 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 17 assists in a — win over the Golden State Warriors, becoming just the fifth player in NBA history to record a stat line of 15—15—15 in a game. After tying a career-high 45 points on February 4, in a —91 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Westbrook broke that mark to score a new career-high of 48 points two days later, this time in a — loss to the Pelicans.
After being injured the previous year, Westbrook returned to the All-Star game in He scored 27 points in 11 minutes in the first half, setting an All-Star record for points in a half, and finished one point shy of the All-Star game record set by Wilt Chamberlain 42 in On February 22, Westbrook recorded 21 points and tied a career-high 17 assists in a —94 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Two days later, he recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a —92 win over the Indiana Pacers. In doing so he claimed his third triple-double of the season and 11th of his career despite resting for the entire fourth quarter. On February 27, in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, Westbrook recorded 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to become the first player to have three straight triple-doubles since LeBron James did so in Westbrook finished the month of February averaging To begin the —16 season, Westbrook and Kevin Durant both dropped 40 points against the Orlando Magic on October 30, becoming the first teammates in NBA history to do so multiple times, having previously done it in In December against Denver, they became the first teammates to each have at least 25 points and 10 assists in a regulation game since On August 29, , Westbrook married his college sweetheart Nina Earl.
The couple's first child, a boy named Noah Russell Westbrook, was born in The couple welcomed twin daughters in On March 4, , Westbrook recorded his second triple-double of the season. He recorded 13 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, in just 20 minutes in a —92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. This was the second fastest recorded triple-double in NBA history.
Westbrook and the Thunder finished with a record earning the 2 seed in the Western Conference. On May 27, , in a Game 4 victory, Westbrook recorded 40 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals.
In doing so, he joined Michael Jordan as the only other player to post those numbers in a playoff game. Westbrook averaged He finished the —13 season averaging Westbrook helped lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to the playoffs and the 1 seed in the Western Conference.
They would go on to face the 8th seed Houston Rockets in the first round. On April 25, , in the second game of the series, Westbrook injured his right knee when Rockets guard Patrick Beverley collided with him in an attempt to steal the ball. Although Westbrook was clearly bothered by the injury, he would continue playing and finished the game with 29 points.
It was then revealed the next day that he had suffered a slight tear in his right meniscus. He had surgery on April 27, , and was declared out for the rest of the playoffs. Without Westbrook, the Thunder defeated the Rockets in 6 games, but fell to the Memphis Grizzlies in 5 games in the next round. Prior to the start of the —14 season, Westbrook had a second surgery on his right knee, which set back his return to basketball.
Despite reports that he would miss the first two weeks of the regular season, Westbrook would miss only the first two games. On the day after his Christmas-day game, it was announced that Westbrook would undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and would be out until after the All-Star break. During this time, The Thunder were able to remain competitive despite his absence due mainly to Kevin Durant's stellar play.
Westbrook returned to the lineup on February 20, He played the rest of the season on limited minutes and sat out the second night of back-to-backs. On March 4, Westbrook set career highs with 49 points and 16 rebounds, and added 10 assists for his fourth consecutive triple-double, helping the Thunder defeat the Philadelphia 76ers — in overtime. He subsequently became the first player since Michael Jordan in to have four consecutive triple-doubles, and the first since Jordan that year to have back-to-back triple-doubles with at least 40 points.
It was also the most points by any player with a triple-double since Larry Bird also scored 49 in His streak came to an end the following night against the Chicago Bulls as he recorded 43 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in a — loss. On March 8, he recorded his fifth triple-double in six games to help the Thunder defeat the Toronto Raptors, — He had 30 points, matched a career-high with 17 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds for his seventh triple-double of the season and 15th of his career.
In much too similar fashion, Westbrook recorded yet another triple-double on March 13 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, collecting his sixth in eight games and scored 15 of his 29 points with 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the fourth quarter, helping the Thunder pull away for a —99 win.
He went on to record three more triple-doubles to finish the season. On April 12, he scored a career-high 54 points on of shooting in a losing effort to the Indiana Pacers. He went on to help the Thunder win the final two games of the —15 season, but it was not enough to position the Thunder in the playoffs, as they finished ninth in the West with a 45—37 record. In the playoffs, Westbrook helped guide the Thunder past the Dallas Mavericks in the first round, and then the San Antonio Spurs in the second round.
In the Western Conference Finals, they faced the defending champion Golden State Warriors, and took home court advantage after stealing Game 1 of the series. With the series tied at 1—1 after Game 2, the Thunder returned home and took a 3—1 advantage with two home wins. In Game 4, Westbrook recorded his fifth career playoff triple-double with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a —94 win. Despite going up 3—1 in the series, the Thunder were defeated 4—3 by the Warriors to bow out of the playoffs.
On March 23, , he scored a career-high 45 points in a — double overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He averaged On June 12, in Game 1 of the Finals, Westbrook recorded 27 points and 11 assists in a victory.
In a Game 4 loss, Westbrook scored a playoff career-high 43 points. Westbrook was also selected to play for the Summer Olympic team in London, where he won a second gold medal.
He declined an invitation to join the Olympic team. In October , Westbrook signed with the Jordan Brand. His first commercial was with the Jordan Brand and Champs in which a high school athlete purchased Jordan gear from Champs and transformed into Westbrook and won a state championship. In , Westbrook signed a year extension with Jordan Brand that gave him the largest total endorsement deal of any athlete sponsored by the brand.
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