Fan pours popcorn on Russell Westbrook as he’s leaving game with ankle injury from Sportsnaut with Vincent Frank and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Washington Wizards star Russell Westbrook was not having a good go at it in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the 76ers in Philadelphia Wednesday evening. Through the first three quarters, the former NBA MVP had connected on just two of 10 shots for 10 points. Washington was minus-16 with him on the court as the 76ers looked to roll to a 2-0 series lead. Unfortunately for Westbrook, the game will be defined by an ankle injury…
Russell Westbrook has great winning block on night he ties Oscar Robertson from Larry Brown Sports and Yardbarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Russell Westbrook showcased all of his skills on the night he tied Oscar Robertson. Westbrook’s Washington Wizards beat the Indiana Pacers 133-132 on Saturday night. Westbrook was fouled with a second left and made two free throws to put his team ahead. Then after Indiana had one last chance to win the game, Westbrook blocked the Pacers’ final shot attempt: Westbrook had 33 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the game. The performance marked his 181st career triple-double, which ties Oscar…
Today’s Quickie, from www.theleadsports.com…..TheLeadSports…. In a feat that’s seemed inevitable for weeks, Russell Westbrook notched triple-double number 42 and broke Oscar Robertson’s 56-year-old record. Now you’d think at this point in the season with their playoff seeding set, maybe Russ would take it easy and go for a casual ten, ten, and ten and set the record in a quiet, free-and-easy fashion. HA. HA. HA. He didn’t do it that way, instead, he scored 50 points, pulled down 16 rebounds, and dropped ten dimes. Oh, and he hit a 35-foot buzzer-beater to win the game and eliminate the Nuggets from…