Russell Westbrook, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Russell Westbrook

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1988

Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Russell Westbrook

  • Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
  • He is an eight-time NBA All-Star and earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in the 2016–17 season.
  • He is also an eight-time All-NBA Team member, led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17, and won back-to-back NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards in 2015 and 2016.
  • In 2017, the year he won the league MVP award, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, along with Oscar Robertson in 1962.
  • He also set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season, with 42.
  • He went on to average a triple-double the following two seasons also, as well as lead the league in assists and become the first player to lead the league in points and assists in multiple seasons.
  • He is currently second all-time in career triple-doubles in NBA history.Westbrook played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and earned third-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10.
  • He was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who then relocated to Oklahoma City six days later.
  • Westbrook has represented the United States national team twice, winning gold medals in the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Olympics.

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