Fullcourtpass: The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards had both presented offers to Westbrook, per @ShamsCharania Russ decided to retire instead
More on Russell Westbrook: Recent HoopsHype Rumors
. — 8/12/2026 x.comStatMuse: Russell Westbrook: Most triple-doubles by a Thunder Most triple-doubles by a Wizard Most triple-doubles off the bench Mr. Triple-Double. — 8/12/2026 x.com
StatMuse: The only players with: — 25,000 PTS — 10,000 AST in their careers -- Russell Westbrook and LeBron James. — 8/12/2026 x.com
Russell Westbrook: Sometimes you don’t even know when
you’ve already watched the end. You had to be there. And now it’s over. — 8/12/2026 x.com
Russell Westbrook is not known to be in advanced negotiations with Hapoel Tel Aviv. The report suggesting otherwise was a social media hoax. The false claim originated with an X account presenting itself as basketball reporter “Marc Jacobs.” The account asserted that Westbrook and Hapoel had mutual interest, that negotiations were progressing and that the former MVP was seriously considering playing overseas. It attributed the information to The Athletic, but no corresponding report from the outlet supported those claims. Journalist Philip Lewis subsequently identified the purported source as a parody account. — 8/12/2026 New York Post
NBA Courtside: Channing Frye says Steve Nash is a better overall player than Russell Westbrook: “Russell Westbrook is the most,top two most athletic guard ever to play basketball though. But, Steve Nash is a 50-40-90 guy. Where Russell has just God-given ability and motor that no one’s ever seen ever before. So, Steve Nash is my guy. So, yes, Steve Nash is better than Russell Westbrook.” (Via @RoadTrippinShow) — 8/8/2026 x.com
Legion Hoops: Russell Westbrook on being a free agent: “I don’t think about it honestly. I love playing basketball and if it happens, it works and that’s my plan.” (via @CNN, h/t @TheWestbrookEra) — 8/8/2026 x.com
One more pressing Kings note as relayed by The People's Insider Jake Fischer: League sources say that Sacramento covets a veteran point guard to mentor prized rookie Darius Acuff Jr. and is thus now weighing the prospect of bringing back Russell Westbrook … or bringing in Victor Oladipo to fill that role. The Kings were among the teams to attend Oladipo's recent workout in Las Vegas during summer league. — 8/4/2026 marcstein.substack.com
Jonathan Abrams: What if OKC had kept Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden? Excited to announce my next book, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND FEARLESS, coming 11/3—a deep dive into the trio that reshaped the NBA. Pre-order link: harpercollins.com/products/when — 7/31/2026 x.com
NBA Courtside: Dillon Brooks says Russell Westbrook play style is hard to coach: “His play style is so different. It’s hard to coach. He needs the ball. He has to have the ball in his hands” — 7/31/2026 x.com
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