Russell Westbrook is known as a NBA basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is most famous for his explosive scoring performances, fashion style, and record breaking accomplishments.

Fame

Background and Career

Russell Westbrook III was born on November 12, 1988, in Long Beach, California. He experienced a rough childhood in South Central Los Angeles. He figured out how to play ball from his father, a former player who designed drills for Westbrook and his younger sibling Raynard to practice and pursue. Russell Sr. and his wife, Shannon Horton likewise encouraged their two young men concentrated on school, with Westbrook eventually turning into a great student.

Career

Westbrook was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in the wake of averaging in excess of 15 points for his first season. By his third season he turned out to be only the fifth player in history to collect 4,000 points, 1,500 assists and 1,000 rebounds. Matched with talented All-Star Kevin Durant, Westbrook helped a youthful, energizing Thunder squad achieve a spot in the 2011 Western Conference Finals. They weren’t expected to win but they were praised for getting deep into the playoffs.

Personal Life

Relationships

Russell Westbrook is married to the love of his life in Nina Westbrook. They met in college at UCLA and have been as one from that point onward. They tied the knot to each other on August 2015. Nina comprehends and supports Russell's career as she is anything but an outsider to the game herself. She played college basketball and was considered to be a good player.

They gave birth to their first youngster, Noah Russell Westbrook on May 16, 2017. Russell has so far kept a spotless record when it comes to their marriage. The tales of cheating and gay relations have been false and just attempts at trying to break their perfect union.

Social Justice

During the 2019 NBA basketball season, Westbrook made headlines when he had a confrontation with a courtside fan during a game on the road. He cursed at the fan and had the fan escorted out. It was later reported that the man and his wife were screaming racial slurs at Westbrook. Westbrook was angry because it was not the first time he had experienced racism at a NBA arena. The fan was banned for life from the Utah Jazz basketball arena. Westbrook also spoke about a previous incident where a fan called him “boy” with racial intent.