Russell Westbrook

CTL-E-5911 · Person · other · 1988–present

VERIFIED evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)

Combined Graph record U-07156 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5911.

Russell Westbrook, born 12 November 1988 in Long Beach, California, and raised in the Los Angeles area, is an American former point guard who retired in August 2026 as the NBA's all-time leader in triple-doubles. After Leuzinger High School in Lawndale and two seasons at UCLA, reaching consecutive Final Fours, he was drafted fourth overall in 2008 by Seattle, just before the franchise became the Oklahoma City Thunder. In eleven seasons in Oklahoma City he won the 2016-17 Most Valuable Player award, averaging a triple-double that season — a feat he repeated three more times — and set the single-season record with 42 triple-doubles. A nine-time All-Star, two-time scoring champion and three-time assists leader, he later played for Houston, Washington, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver before closing with Sacramento in 2025-26, averaging 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 64 games. He won Olympic gold at London 2012, was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, and founded the Why Not? Foundation in 2012 for underserved communities in Los Angeles and beyond. He finished with 209 career triple-doubles.

The record

• Also known as: Russell Westbrook III, Brodie

Notes

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Relationships

• Los Angeles Lakers — played for
  Russell Westbrook played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 2021 to 2023, between his Washington and Los Angeles Clippers tenures.

Sources

• Associated Press via KCAU 9, "Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA with a farewell video narrated by Michael B. Jordan" (12 August 2026) — announced retirement after 18 seasons; career triple-doubles leader with 209; 2017 MVP; No. 4 pick in 2008 out of UCLA; Olympic gold in 2012 — https://www.kcau9.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-russell-westbrook-retires-from-the-nba-with-a-farewell-video-narrated-by-michael-b-jordan/ (primary source · build store)
• MyNewsLA, "LA Council Honors Retired NBA Star Russell Westbrook" (9 October 2026) — honored by the Los Angeles City Council; 209 triple-doubles against Oscar Robertson's 181; four seasons averaging a triple-double; final season with Sacramento at 15.2 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 64 games; Why Not? Foundation founded 2012 — https://mynewsla.com/government/2026/10/09/la-city-council-honors-retired-nba-star-russell-westbrook-2/ (build store)

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