<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-sacramento-wastes-russell-westbrook-eye-popping-triple-double');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings waste Russell Westbrook’s eye-popping triple-double');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sacramento-wastes-Russell-Westbrooks-eye-popping-triple-double.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings waste Russell Westbrook’s eye-popping triple-double</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T21:09:40-08:00">December 8th, 9:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T21:09:40-08:00">December 8th, 9:09pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Russell Westbrook pulled off a triple-double performance that went to waste in the Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-caught-on-video-going-westbrick-heckler">Kings’ matchup against the Indiana Pacers</a> on Monday night.</p><p>Westbrook is going through his 18th season in the NBA, his first with the Kings. He has secured a starting spot in the rotation, continuing to stand out as a high-level scorer playmaker at age 37.</p><p>In 40 minutes of action, Westbrook filled up the stat sheet in vintage fashion. He finished with 24 points, 14 assists, 13 rebounds, two steals, and a block. He shot 10-of-16 from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc, and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line. It marked the 207th triple-double of his career.</p><p>Westbrook continues to <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1998218414322860304" rel="noopener">keep up in the triple-double category</a> even at his current age, per StatMuse. When it comes to players with the most triple-doubles this season, he ranks third among everyone as he only trails Nikola Jokic and Josh Giddey.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russ vs Indiana:</p><p>24 PTS<br>13 REB<br>14 AST<br>2 STL</p><p>Only Jokic and Giddey have more triple-doubles this season. <a href="https://t.co/ft5Sldr24H">pic.twitter.com/ft5Sldr24H</a></p><p>— StatMuse (@statmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/statmuse/status/1998218414322860304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>How Russell Westbrook, Kings played against Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sacramento-wastes-Russell-Westbrooks-eye-popping-triple-double-2.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite Russell Westbrook’s impressive efforts, it wasn’t enough as the Kings lost 116-105 to the Pacers.</p><p>Sacramento got off to a slow start in the game, trailing 35-23 after the first quarter. Even though they fought back by cutting the deficit to four after three quarters, they were unable to take control as Indiana fended them off down the stretch.</p><p>Perimeter shooting, free throws and turnovers made the difference in this matchup. The Pacers prevailed in all three categories by making 14 3-pointers, converting 26 free throws and limiting their turnovers to just 14. It wasn’t the same for the Kings as they only made seven triples, knocked down 16 shots at the line, and turned the ball over 19 times.</p><p>Five players scored in double-digits for Sacramento in the loss, including Westbrook. DeMar DeRozan followed with 20 points, five rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He shot 8-of-16 overall and 4-of-5 from the charity stripe. Zach LaVine came next with 16 points and three assists, Maxime Raynaud had 13 points and eight rebounds, while Precious Achiuwa provided 11 points and five rebounds.</p><p>Sacramento fell to a 6-18 record on the season, holding the 13th spot in the Western Conference standings. They are even with the Los Angeles Clippers while trailing the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks by 2.5 games.</p><p>The Kings will look to bounce back in their next matchup, being at home. They host the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 11 at 10 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings waste Russell Westbrook’s eye-popping triple-double

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-caught-on-video-going-westbrick-heckler');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Russell Westbrook caught on video going after ‘Westbrick’ heckler');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Westbrook-shoots.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Russell Westbrook caught on video going after ‘Westbrick’ heckler</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-08T10:09:14-08:00">December 8th, 10:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-08T10:09:14-08:00">December 8th, 10:09am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-jumps-6-7-bandwagon-gets-booed-immediately">Sacramento Kings have been a major dumpster fire</a> so far in the 2025-26 season, currently sitting at 6-17 ahead of Monday night’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers, despite a recent road win over the Miami Heat. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavines-defiant-mic-drop-to-sacramento-dropping-42-vs-heat">Zach LaVine may have bumped</a> up his trade value slightly in that game with a 42-point performance, but it remains to be seen whether or not the Kings will be able to wring any value out of this roster.</p><p>Russell Westbrook has been up and down so far in his tenure with Sacramento, and recently, a fan courtside called Westbrook “Westbrick,” his notorious online nickname referencing his poor shooting ability, and the Kings guard responded quickly, as <a href="https://twitter.com/Fullcourtpass/status/1998028849704210599" rel="noopener">captured on amateur video.</a></p><p>“Don’t play around with me,” said Westbrook, via Fullcourtpass on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Westbrook then promptly buried a jumper on the ensuing play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook to a kid who called him “Westbrick”</p><p>“What you say? What you say? Don’t play around with me. Don’t play on me.”</p><p>(Via ramseustv/TT)<a href="https://t.co/Z1uYi3fAc0">pic.twitter.com/Z1uYi3fAc0</a></p><p>— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) <a href="https://twitter.com/Fullcourtpass/status/1998028849704210599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This isn’t the first time that Westbrook has gotten into it with a fan courtside, specifically over the Westbrick nickname, which has haunted him for years now dating back to his disastrous stint with the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>Overall, as previously mentioned, the Kings’ season has been a trainwreck up to this point, with every concern about the team’s puzzling roster construction turning out to be more than validated.</p><p>Sacramento has essentially put together an older, slower version of the early 2020s Chicago Bulls, which were already not a very good team to begin with, and have done very little in the way of building for the future or stockpiling assets.</p><p>As previously mentioned, it’s possible that the Kings could get something for players like LaVine or Domantas Sabonis if they play well over the next month or so, but overall, things are looking quite bleak in Sacramento at the current juncture.</p><p>Still, that clearly won’t stop Westbrook from playing hard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Russell Westbrook caught on video going after ‘Westbrick’ heckler

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-jumps-6-7-bandwagon-gets-booed-immediately');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Russell Westbrook jumps on 6-7 bandwagon — and gets booed immediately');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Russell Westbrook jumps on 6-7 bandwagon — and gets booed immediately</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T09:56:06-08:00">December 4th, 9:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T09:56:06-08:00">December 4th, 9:56am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday evening, the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-hint-starting-lineup-change-loss-rockets"> Sacramento Kings continued</a> their losing ways with a blowout 121-95 road loss at the h<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-alperen-sengun-about-steven-adams-presence">ands of the Houston Rockets.</a> The Kings were able to keep things relatively competitive for the first half of this game, but were outscored by 27 points in the second half en route to the tough loss.</p><p>It was a decent game for Russell Westbrook, who scored 12 points to go along with nine assists and four rebounds against his former Rockets team, and at one point, he got to the basket for an easy dunk and then waved his hands up in the air <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996605895426404816" rel="noopener">and hit the</a> viral “6-7” meme that has been circulating in recent months.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook hit the 6-7 celebration after this made dunk in Kings-Rockets last night 💀<a href="https://t.co/KDgotG7htw">pic.twitter.com/KDgotG7htw</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1996605895426404816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Fans in the stands were not exactly receptive to the celebration, booing their team’s former point guard as he trotted back to the other end of the floor.</p><p>Overall, it’s been a disastrous season for the Kings so far in 2025-26. As many fans predicted heading into the campaign, the Kings’ offense features an ugly barrage of bricked mid-range jumpers from players like DeMar DeRozan, Westbrook, and Domantas Sabonis, more closely resembling a 2009 NBA offense than one that can thrive in 2025-26.</p><p>Making matters worse is the fact that the Kings have little to nothing in the way of young talent on their team, with veterans like those three and Zach LaVine soaking up most of the minutes and not delivering winning results.</p><p>It should come as no surprise at this point that the Kings have been enveloped in trade rumors as their season continues to spiral, but it’s certainly worth wondering what exactly the team could get for some of its veterans considering the way they’ve played this year.</p><p>The Kings will next take the floor on Saturday evening against the Miami Heat on the road at 8:00 pm ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Russell Westbrook jumps on 6-7 bandwagon — and gets booed immediately

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-passes-tim-duncan-nbas-all-time-scoring-list');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Russell Westbrook passes Tim Duncan on NBA’s all-time scoring list');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Russell-Westbrook-of-the-Sacramento-Kings-1.jpg"><figcaption>Erik Williams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Russell Westbrook passes Tim Duncan on NBA’s all-time scoring list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T09:44:56-08:00">December 4th, 9:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T09:44:56-08:00">December 4th, 9:44am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-nuggets-mascot-rocky-beef-at-end-of-stunning-upset">Russell Westbrook is on his seventh team</a> in the NBA, as he’s still playing as a solid role player in the league. His longevity is impressive, and it seems to be paying off, as the Sacramento Kings guard has officially passed Tim Duncan on the all-time scoring list.</p><p>During the Kings’ 121-95 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, Westbrook’s 12 points were <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/sacramento-kings/russell-westbrook-tim-duncan/1896438/?partner=yahoo" rel="noopener">enough for him to jump</a> the San Antonio Spurs legend in all-time scoring, according to Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports. The 37-year-old point guard reached 26,498 career points after scoring his eighth point on Wednesday. Duncan finished his career with 26,496 points.</p><p>“Russell Westbrook has reached yet another incredible NBA milestone. With his eighth point in the second quarter of the Kings’ game against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, the star point guard reached a total of 26,498 career points, passing Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Duncan (26,496 points) for 17th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.”</p><p>The nine-time All-Star currently has 26,502 total points scored throughout his career, and that number will continue to grow. He’ll have the opportunity to potentially surpass Dominque Wilkins next, who sits at No. 16 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 26,668 points. With Russell Westbrook averaging 13.5 points per game this season, he’s on pace to pass Wilkins within the next 12 to 13 games.</p><p>In his first season in Sacramento, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-ajay-mitchell-reveals-russell-westbrook-impact-his-game">not only is Russell Westbrook</a> averaging 13.5 points, but he’s also averaging 7.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists per contest while shooting 42.5% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the three-point line. His 42.5% field goal percentage is tied for second-lowest in his career.</p><p>His next chance to continue racking up the points will come on Saturday. After Westbrook and the Kings take a short two-day break, they’ll be back in action with a matchup against the Miami Heat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Russell Westbrook passes Tim Duncan on NBA’s all-time scoring list

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-nuggets-mascot-rocky-beef-at-end-of-stunning-upset');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Russell Westbrook, Nuggets’ mascot Rocky beef at end of stunning upset');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kings-guard-Russell-Westbrook-18-talks-to-the-Nuggets-bench.jpg"><figcaption>© Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Russell Westbrook, Nuggets’ mascot Rocky beef at end of stunning upset</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-23T21:53:19-08:00">November 23rd, 9:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-23T21:53:19-08:00">November 23rd, 9:53pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings may be in shambles as a franchise right now, but they still managed to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/denver-nuggets/nuggets-news-how-in-the-world-denver-lose-home-kings">take a 128-123 win over the Denver Nuggets</a> on Saturday night. Now, it’s worth mentioning that the Nuggets were on the second night of a back-to-back, so that certainly played a part. But the Kings need every win they can get right now as the franchise continues to flounder.</p><p>One of the main catalysts behind the Kings’ all-important victory against the Nuggets was a former Denver player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-move-disastrous-start">in Russell Westbrook</a>. Playing against his former teams always seems to light up a fire underneath the former MVP, and on Saturday, this was pretty much the case yet again. He put up 21 points, six rebounds, and 11 assists — and even made an enemy of the Nuggets’ mascot in the process.</p><p>With 10 seconds left, and the Kings hanging on to a three-point lead, 126-123, Westbrook seemed to get into it with Nuggets mascot Rocky. The Kings were about to inbound the ball along the hash line, and Rocky was in the middle of the court. Westbrook then <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1992465943742865880" rel="noopener">chased him off</a> the court, driving Rocky off the Ball Arena floor.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook gets into it with the Nuggets mascot, Rocky, who then runs away from him. <a href="https://t.co/PFWyPFxIQY">pic.twitter.com/PFWyPFxIQY</a></p><p>— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1992465943742865880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Considering how Westbrook always has the us-against-the-world mentality, it should not come as a surprise to anyone that the Kings guard is being this antagonistic towards someone he was once on the same side as.</p><p>But knowing Westbrook, this is not something that anyone should be taking personally. He always relishes competition, and Rocky, on Saturday night, simply landed on his crosshairs.</p><h2><b>Kings fire sale should still be imminent</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Oct-29-2025-Chicago-Illinois-USA-Sacramento-Kings-guard-Zach-LaVine-8-walks-on-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A win against the powerhouse Nuggets may convince a team that they may not be as bad as they’ve been throughout the new campaign. But the Kings should stay away from that line of thinking. A fire sale should still be imminent, and it looks like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-2-trade-untouchables-sacramento-open-for-business">Sacramento will indeed be exploring the market</a> once the trade restrictions get lifted.</p><p>This Kings team does not make sense as a unit, and they are not going to be competing this year, especially not in the loaded West. This win against the Nuggets is something to celebrate, but this is not something that should change the way the front office approaches their roster-building process moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Russell Westbrook, Nuggets’ mascot Rocky beef at end of stunning upset

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-ajay-mitchell-reveals-russell-westbrook-impact-his-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell reveals Russell Westbrook’s impact on his game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kings-guard-Russell-Westbrook_ebd6af.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell reveals Russell Westbrook’s impact on his game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-21T11:20:28-08:00">November 21st, 11:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-21T11:20:28-08:00">November 21st, 11:20am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>OKLAHOMA CITY — Before Oklahoma City Thunder guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-ajay-mitchell-name-drops-3-teammates-deserve-flowers-breakout-season">Ajay Mitchell named three teammates who influenced</a> his breakout season, he addressed an old picture, while explaining Russell Westbrook’s impact on him as a kid. A picture of Mitchell in a Kevin Durant Thunder jersey as a kid resurfaced on social media amid Ajay’s impressive season.</p><p>After playing against Westbrook, a former Thunder All-Star, Mitchell <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1991388334787293422" rel="noopener">reacted to the old picture</a> before a reporter asked if Russell was a player Ajay looked up to as a kid.</p><p>“For sure,” Mitchell replied. “That picture was crazy, by the way. For me, when I got drafted and I saw that picture, I was like, that’s a sign. But, Russ, obviously, is a great player, the way he competes every single night, and the way he did with OKC, I think, obviously, for me, it was a motto. He’s a great player. It’s always fun to be able to play against guys like that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"That picture was crazy… when I got drafted and I saw that picture, I was like that's a sign."</p><p>Ajay Mitchell on the viral photo of him wearing an OKC jersey and why Russell Westbrook is a role model to him. <a href="https://t.co/k0qe0HRUNG">pic.twitter.com/k0qe0HRUNG</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1991388334787293422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mitchell’s 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting and a perfect 5-for-5 free throws led the Thunder’s bench production. Much like Russell Westbrook did in his heyday, Ajay also finished with six assists, three rebounds, and two steals. Mitchell continues to be a spark plug for coach Mark Daigneault. Starting in place of an injured Lu Dort, he has stepped in as a facilitator who defends at a high level for the Thunder.</p><p>He’s also blossomed as a secondary scorer who’s recorded at least four 20+ point performances, including a 26-point career high in a 141-135 double-overtime win against the Indiana Pacers, in one month.</p><h2><b>Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell’s hot start changes teams’ approach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Thunder-guard-Ajay-Mitchell_c68f06.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thunder second-year guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-how-ajay-mitchell-hot-start-changed-how-teams-approach-him">Ajay Mitchell’s hot start changed opposing teams’ approach</a> to defending him, according to coach Mark Daigneault. From being added to the scouting report to being game-planned for, Mitchell has changed how teams defend the Thunder.</p><p>After Wednesday’s 113-99 win against the Kings, Mitchell reacted to Daigneault’s take on how opposing teams defend Mitchell and the Thunder.</p><p>“Obviously, the game plan one is a big one, and I think it’s really good for me,” Mitchell said. “It gives me opportunities to figure out some different ways to impact the game. I’m really happy that it’s changing. It gives me the opportunity to learn and keep growing as a player.”</p><p>The Thunder will go for 16-1 when it faces the Jazz on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Ajay Mitchell reveals Russell Westbrook’s impact on his game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-pulls-even-with-russell-westbrook-with-latest-nba-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rockets’ Kevin Durant pulls even with Russell Westbrook with latest NBA feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Rockets-forward-Kevin-Durant-7-reacts-after-making-a-basket.jpg"><figcaption>© Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Rockets’ Kevin Durant pulls even with Russell Westbrook with latest NBA feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-16T22:00:56-08:00">November 16th, 10:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-16T22:19:15-08:00">November 16th, 10:19pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Rockets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday night, the Houston Rockets found themselves in a barnburner against the Paolo Banchero-less Orlando Magic. That Magic squad had been pushing the Rockets to the limit all night long, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/kevin-durant-grateful-how-fueling-rockets-historic-start">Durant and the Rockets had the final say</a>. After nearly throwing away the game towards the end of regulation, it was Durant that hit the dagger from midrange in overtime, finishing with 35 points on the night in a 117-113 victory.</p><p>This win moved the Rockets to 9-3 on the season, being every bit as good as advertised after their eventful offseason coming off a 52-win 2024-25 campaign. Durant, in particular, has been incredible after the Rockets acquired him in a blockbuster trade that required them to part ways with Jalen Green and Dillon Brooks.</p><p>In addition to the 35 points he tallied, he also recorded five rebounds and six assists. In so doing, the Rockets star <a href="https://x.com/statmuse/status/1990254296311710009" rel="noopener">has tied</a> Russell Westbrook for most games with at least 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists with 174, according to StatMuse.</p><p>Stat-sheet stuffing isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of Durant. He’s perhaps the best bucket-getter the league has ever seen, and in terms of pure scoring, there is hardly anyone who could match the Rockets star in the history of the NBA.</p><p>But what makes Durant such an impactful star is that he chips in however he could. He helps on the boards, is unselfish with the basketball, and he even makes his presence felt on defense with his weakside shot-blocking.</p><p>At 37 years old, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-kevin-durant-blasts-past-the-blazers-30-point-barrage">Durant is still one of the best players in the NBA</a>, and he doesn’t appear to be anywhere close to slowing down anytime soon.</p><h2><b>Rockets need to weather injury woes</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Durant-7-dribbles-the-ball-against-the-Toronto-Raptors-during-the-second-half.jpg"><figcaption>© John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Rockets will be without a few key guys for the next few weeks at the very least. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/houston-rockets/rockets-news-tari-eason-out-4-6-weeks-oblique-injury">Tari Eason recently suffered a oblique injury</a> that would keep him out for over a month, and he joins Dorian Finney-Smith and Fred VanVleet on the mend.</p><p>The likes of Reed Sheppard, Josh Okogie, and even Aaron Holiday have to step up. It’s not going to be sustainable for the Rockets to play an eight-man rotation this early in the regular season, so expect head coach Ime Udoka to try and unearth some hidden gems within the next few weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rockets’ Kevin Durant pulls even with Russell Westbrook with latest NBA feat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-honest-message-nba-history');   ga('set', 'title', 'Russell Westbrook posts honest message after making NBA history');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0317.jpeg"><figcaption>Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Russell Westbrook posts honest message after making NBA history</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-15T15:11:00-08:00">November 15th, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-15T15:11:00-08:00">November 15th, 3:11pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-move-disastrous-start">Sacramento Kings made a change on Friday, placing Russell Westbrook</a> in the starting lineup permanently beginning with their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Kings ended up losing to the Wolves, 124-110, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-historic-feat-lebron-james">Russell Westbrook had an NBA history-making performance</a>. Following the game, he took to social media to <a href="https://x.com/russwest44/status/1989815251408392276" rel="noopener">convey his thoughts</a> on his accomplishment.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Didn’t have to chase the numbers, just the joy. The rest followed. </p><p>Humbled and grateful through it all. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whynot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#whynot</a> <a href="https://t.co/fmuYLmn7V5">pic.twitter.com/fmuYLmn7V5</a></p><p>— Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) <a href="https://twitter.com/russwest44/status/1989815251408392276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Didn’t have to chase the numbers, just the joy. The rest followed,” Westbrook posted. “Humble and grateful through it all. #whynot.”</p><p>The piece of NBA history that Russell Westbrook reached was in becoming only the second player to amass at least 25,000 career points and 10,000 career assists. The first player who reached those career marks was LeBron James.</p><p>While the topic of Westbrook has drawn conflicting opinions from fans and media alike, what is undeniable is that he is one of the greatest players ever to play the game, and a surefire lock for the Hall of Fame once he retires. He is one of only three players, including Oscar Robertson and Nikola Jokic, to have averaged a triple-double for an entire season.</p><p>Westbrook is in his first season with the Kings after signing as a free agent during preseason. He has appeared in 13 games so far, including seven starts, at just about 28 minutes per game. He’s been averaging 14.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists with splits of 44.1 percent shooting from the field, 39.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 70.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>The No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Westbrook is now in his 18th season in the league. He began his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder and played 11 seasons for the franchise. He also has had stints with the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets.</p><p>The Kings have gotten off to a slow start to start the 2025-26 season at 3-10.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Russell Westbrook posts honest message after making NBA history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-historic-feat-lebron-james');   ga('set', 'title', 'Russell Westbrook accomplishes historic feat only done by LeBron James');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0313.jpeg"><figcaption>Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Russell Westbrook accomplishes historic feat only done by LeBron James</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-14T19:43:01-08:00">November 14th, 7:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-14T19:43:01-08:00">November 14th, 7:43pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-move-disastrous-start">Sacramento Kings made a change on Friday moving Russell Westbrook</a> into the starting lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves amid a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-message-after-hawks-loss">brutal start to the season</a>. Although the Kings were on the verge of losing to the Timberwolves as of publication, Russell Westbrook continued to etch his name in NBA history by joining an exclusive club following his latest career milestone.</p><p>Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James as <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1989520025217318985" rel="noopener">the only two players</a> in NBA history to reach the milestone of at least 25,000 career points and 10,000 career assists. With the game late in the fourth quarter, Westbrook had 11 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists in a little over 28 minutes. He was shooting 4-of-10 (40 percent) from the field, 2-of-5 (40 percent) from the three-point line and 1-of-4 (25 percent) from the free-throw line.</p><p>Westbrook was the Kings’ big acquisition after he signed with the team during preseason. Westbrook joined the Kings on Oct. 15, and made his Sacramento debut on Oct. 22 during the Kings’ season opener against the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>Coming into Friday’s game, he had appeared in 12 games for the Kings so far, including six starts, at a little over 27 minutes per game. Westbrook had been averaging 14.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 steals with splits of 44 percent shooting from the field, 39.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 75.8 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>The No. 4 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Westbrook began his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder where he played for 11 seasons. Westbrook has also played for the Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets. He is one of only three players, including Oscar Robertson and Nikola Jokic, to average a triple-double for an entire season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Russell Westbrook accomplishes historic feat only done by LeBron James

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-move-disastrous-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings make intriguing Russell Westbrook move amid disastrous start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Russell-Westbrook-.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings make intriguing Russell Westbrook move amid disastrous start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-14T16:34:35-08:00">November 14th, 4:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-14T16:34:35-08:00">November 14th, 4:34pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things aren’t going well for the 3-7 Sacramento Kings. Presently, they are on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-message-after-hawks-loss" rel="noopener">four-game losing streak</a>. On Friday, they will take on the 7-4 Minnesota Timberwolves. </p><p>As a result, the Kings are making a <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1989476318556418084" rel="noopener">critical adjustment</a> featuring their veteran star Russell Westbrook, per NBA Insider Chris Haynes. They will start Westbrook and bench Dennis Schroder. </p><p>Previously, Schroder was in the starting rotation. However, Westbrook <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_AzlhQIHgU&amp;t=184" rel="noopener">has posted</a> better plus/minus numbers than the current starters. So far, Westbrook is averaging 14.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game. Meanwhile, Schroder is averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 assists per game. </p><p>However, Schroder has endured recent struggles, particularly with inconsistent shooting. He is currently shooting 38.2% from the field, whereas Westbrook has been productive coming off the bench. </p><p>Westbrook is in the midst of his first full season with the Kings. Back in October, Westbrook <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-joins-before-2025-26-season" rel="noopener">agreed to a one-year contract</a> with Sacramento after playing one season with the Denver Nuggets. Notable factors included veteran leadership, defensive prowess, and keeping the team together, which the Kings were looking for. </p><p>At 37, he is in his 18th NBA season. A career in which he played for the Thunder, Rockets, Nuggets, Wizards, Lakers, and Clippers. </p><h2><b>Can Russell Westbrook help turn things around by starting?</b></h2><p>The hope is that Westbrook could provide the spark the Kings need to snap out of this losing streak. Some recent performances coming off the bench showcase that he still has what it takes. Against the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 5, Westbrook had a triple-double of 23 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. </p><p>In the process, the Kings won 121-116. It was during that game that Westbrook started and played 35 minutes. An all around efficient performance against one of the oldest teams in the league no less. </p><p>Indeed, that is aneticdoal, but it is a sign of how good the Kings can be with Westbrook in the starting rotation. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings make intriguing Russell Westbrook move amid disastrous start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-kevin-durant-russell-westbrook-called-out-scott-brooks');   ga('set', 'title', 'The day Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were called out by Scott Brooks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0303.jpeg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The day Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were called out by Scott Brooks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-12T17:45:42-08:00">November 12th, 5:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-12T17:45:42-08:00">November 12th, 5:45pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the greatest teams to never win an NBA championship was the Oklahoma City Thunder with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. While Harden was ultimately traded, Durant and Westbrook remained a formidable duo. That team never reached the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-derek-fisher-regrets-kevin-durant-russell-westbrooks-thunder">NBA Finals again after losing to the Miami Heat in 2012</a>, and the team was eventually broken up.</p><p>One of the most <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-kendrick-perkins-take-will-grab-kevin-durant-russell-westbrook-attention">outspoken members of that Thunder team in recent years has been Kendrick Perkins</a> who was little more than a role player on those OKC teams. During a recent appearance on ‘Road Trippin,’ with Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, Kendrick Perkins recalled a time from those Thunder teams when Scott Brooks <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKwtMurArc&amp;t=1457s" rel="noopener">called out both</a> Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook for being too selfish on the court.</p><p>“We’re in New York, we’re playing the Brooklyn Nets. I was in Oklahoma City and we lost. KD and Russ, we had 92 shot attempts as a team. KD and Russ took 80 of them,” Perkins said. “We walked up in the practice gym afterwards and he [Scott Brooks] told Thabo [Sefolosha], we’re all huddled up at half court. Scott Brooks gave the ball to Thabo and he said, ‘Here Thabo, shoot the ball two times.’ Thabo took two shots.”</p><p>“He gave the ball to Serge Ibaka. He said, ‘Serge, take one shot.’ Serge took a shot,” Perkins continued. “He threw the ball to me. He said, ‘Perk hold the motherf**ker.’ I held it. He said, ‘Russ, KD, we can’t f**cking win like this. Nobody’s going to want to play with you two guys.’”</p><p>The Thunder drafted Durant when the franchise was still the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007. Westbrook followed in 2008 as the Thunder’s first ever draft pick following the move and the name change. Harden would follow in 2009.</p><p>With Durant and Westbrook as a duo, the Thunder reached the NBA Playoffs six times, including three Western Conference Finals appearances and one NBA Finals appearance. That team would be broken up for good once Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The day Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were called out by Scott Brooks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-did-russell-westbrook-call-out-shai-gilgeous-alexander-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Did Kings’ Russell Westbrook call out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during matchup?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kings-veteran-Russell-Westbrook-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Did Kings’ Russell Westbrook call out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during matchup?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-08T10:38:37-08:00">November 8th, 10:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-08T10:38:37-08:00">November 8th, 10:38am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings veteran Russell Westbrook was in full-blown attack mode against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-zach-lavine-domantas-sabonis-playing-tonight-injury-report-thunder">Kings faced the Thunder without Domantas Sabonis</a>. Westbrook, looking to the King’s loss on the road to Oklahoma City earlier this season, had words for Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander before drawing a second consecutive foul.</p><p>In between the two fouls, Westbrook screamed out that Gilgeous-Alexander <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1987068347276574899" rel="noopener">can’t defend</a> before he drew the second foul, and nodded to himself before screaming out the same line about SGA’s defense.</p><p>“He can’t guard!” Wesbrook yelled out. “He can’t guard.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook after drawing back to back fouls on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “He can’t guard!, he can’t guard!”</p><p>With replays <a href="https://t.co/klqEaVqS3Q">pic.twitter.com/klqEaVqS3Q</a></p><p>— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1987068347276574899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Westbrook finished with a team-high 24 points on 9-of-17 attempts, including 5-for-9 from deep, nine assists, and six rebounds. He also coughed up seven turnovers on one end of the floor. At the same time, the Kings’ defense struggled on the other end, trying to slow down Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein amid a career night, leading Oklahoma City with 33 points and 19 rebounds.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his ninth 30+ point performance this season, finishing with 30 points, three assists, and two steals before watching his team close out its ninth win in ten tries from the bench throughout the fourth quarter. While Westbrook’s efficient offense has been one of the more positive storylines of the Kings’ 2025-26 campaign, his seven turnovers against the Thunder set a new season high.</p><p>Starting in five of the Kings’ first nine games of the regular season, Westbrook is averaging 16.0 points on 47.7% shooting, including 45.7% from deep, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Russell spent the first 11 seasons of his NBA career with the Thunder, including Westbrook’s first — and only — NBA Finals appearance in 2012.</p><h2><b>Doug Christie on narrative surrounding Kings’ Russell Westbrook</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kings-veteran-Russell-Westbrook_850c03.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Kings head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-media-narratives-russell-westbrook-2025">Doug Christie embraced Russell Westbrook before the season</a> started, reminding reporters he doesn’t want the veteran guard to change anything about his game ahead of his tenure with the Kings. Christie, entering his first full season as head coach after the Kings fired Mike Brown mid-season last year, <a href="https://x.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1986319966589845713" rel="noopener">discussed his expectations</a> for the 18-year veteran.</p><p>“I just want Russ to be Russ,” Christie said, per Sac Town Sports’ Brenden Nunes.</p><p>He doesn’t buy into the negative narrative surrounding Westbrook’s reputation.</p><p>“You see media and all these different things about Russ and, for me, none of that’s true,” Christie added. “He gives you everything that he has, and that’s what you want.”</p><p>The Kings will host the Timberwolves on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Did Kings’ Russell Westbrook call out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during matchup?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-cason-wallace-gives-russell-westbrook-flowers-nba-cup-clash-kings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Cason Wallace gives Russell Westbrook his flowers before NBA Cup clash vs. Kings');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kings-guard-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Thunder’s Cason Wallace gives Russell Westbrook his flowers before NBA Cup clash vs. Kings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-07T14:01:12-08:00">November 7th, 2:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-07T14:01:12-08:00">November 7th, 2:01pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cason Wallace and the undermanned Oklahoma City Thunder will look to return to the win column in an NBA Cup matchup against Russell Westbrook and the Sacramento Kings on Friday. After a perfect 8-0 start to the 2025-26 regular season, the Portland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-keeps-100-trail-blazers-handing-first-loss">Trail Blazers handed the Thunder its first loss</a> amid a four-game road trip. Oklahoma City will look for its ninth win without Aaron Wiggins and possibly Lu Dort, <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-07_03PM.pdf" rel="noopener">who’s listed as questionable</a>.</p><p>Against a bevvy of talented guards, including veterans DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Westbrook, the 36-year-old who’s in his first season with the Kings, Wallace highlighted Westbrook’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Justintohoops/status/1986889377705042269" rel="noopener">extraordinary start to the season</a>, and his legacy, per The Oklahoman’s Justin Martinez.</p><p>“He’s playing very hard. That’s what we expect from him,” Wallace said. “We have to respect his game. He’s going to bring a lot of energy, and we gotta meet that from the jump.”</p><p>Is it surprising to see the kind of season Westbrook is having at this stage in his career?</p><p>“Not at all,” Wallace replied. “He’s been doing it for years now and nothing’s changed. He’s been that same guy since he got to the league. It’s great. I’m happy for him. He’s been in the league for a long time and he’s a household name. He’ll be remembered forever. So, shout out to him.”</p><p>Russell Westbrook, who turns 37 this month, is averaging 15.0 points on 46.8% shooting, including 43.2% from deep, 7.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game this season. He has started in four of the Kings’ eight games. Sacramento is 3-5 as it will look to avenge Tuesday’s 107-101 loss to the Thunder at the Paycom Center.</p><h2><b>Thunder’s Alex Caruso, Lu Dort’s impacts Cason Wallace’s growth</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Thunder-guard-Cason-Wallace-1.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In only his third season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-how-alex-caruso-lu-dort-cason-wallace-into-true-defensive-monster">Cason Wallace has emerged as a defensive stalwart</a> for the Thunder, which doesn’t come as a surprise, considering he came from under the tutelage of All-Defensive First Team guards Lu Dort and Alex Caruso.</p><p>Wallace, who turned 22 on Friday, reflected on his first three seasons with the Thunder, and how he’s grown as a person on a off the court.</p><p>“As a player, being more aggressive offensively/defensively, taking more chances, really trusting myself and my abilities,” Wallace said. “Off the court, being a better person — being there for others. Being able to communicate and step outside the box, and try new things.”</p><p>The Thunder will face the Kings before ending its four-game road trip against the Grizzlies on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Cason Wallace gives Russell Westbrook his flowers before NBA Cup clash vs. Kings

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-doug-christie-media-narratives-russell-westbrook-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Doug Christie takes aim at media narratives about Russell Westbrook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sacramento-Kings-head-coach-Doug-Christie-calls-a-play-in-the-4th-quarter-against-the-Milwaukee-Bucks-at-Fiserv-Forum.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Doug Christie takes aim at media narratives about Russell Westbrook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-06T07:56:28-08:00">November 6th, 7:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-06T07:57:04-08:00">November 6th, 7:57am</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to Russell Westbrook. Following the veteran guard’s signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-joins-before-2025-26-season">ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season</a>, Christie made it clear that he won’t allow the same old media narratives to define Westbrook’s tenure in Sacramento. Instead, the first-year head coach wants his new floor general to play free and to be unapologetically himself.</p><p>“I just want Russ to be Russ,” Christie said earlier during an offseason media appearance, expressing full confidence in Westbrook’s ability to anchor the Kings’ second unit.</p><p>It’s a statement that speaks volumes, not just about Christie’s faith in the former MVP. However, it’s also about the kind of culture he’s building in Sacramento. He values authenticity, resilience, and trust over perception.</p><p>Note that Christie spent several seasons as a defensive cornerstone during the Kings’ early-2000s glory years. He has long admired Westbrook’s relentless energy and competitive drive.</p><p>Of course, the nine-time All-Star’s career has faced scrutiny. He has faced questions about his efficiency to exaggerated portrayals of locker-room tension. Christie, though, appears to see something different: a player who still <a href="https://x.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1986319966589845713" rel="noopener">brings unmatched fire and leadership</a> to any team willing to embrace him.</p><p>“You see media and all these different things about Russ and, for me, none of that’s true,” Christie said. “He gives you everything that he has, and that’s what you want.”</p><p>Remember that the Kings want both stability and spark after last season’s playoff disappointment. Christie’s vote of confidence in Westbrook could go a long way. The latter has the ability to lead the bench unit and set the tempo.</p><p>After all, he did just <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook" rel="noopener">put up a triple-double line</a> (23 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) in a 121-116 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-adds-legendary-resume-first-trip-dub-sacramento">win over the Warriors</a>.</p><p>Westbrook can inject energy into a team already anchored by Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. Their combo could make Sacramento one of the West’s most intriguing squads.</p><p>By backing Westbrook publicly and forcefully, Doug Christie isn’t just defending his player; he’s setting the tone. He clearly wants an organization intent on writing its own story, free from recycled narratives.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Doug Christie takes aim at media narratives about Russell Westbrook

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-russell-westbrook-letting-numbers-about-historic-rebounding-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Russell Westbrook is letting the numbers talk about historic rebounding feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Westbrook_34699a.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Russell Westbrook is letting the numbers talk about historic rebounding feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-06T05:49:43-08:00">November 6th, 5:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-06T05:49:43-08:00">November 6th, 5:49am</time><address><a>Rohan Brahmbhatt</a>Rohan Brahmbhatt is an adventure-driven sports writer, passionate footballer, mountaineer, and photojournalist. Rohan blends firsthand experience with storytelling—capturing the intensity of sport and the thrill of exploration. Whether on the field, a mountain trail, or behind the lens, he brings authentic, high-energy narratives that connect readers to the heart of the action.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/46866968/russell-westbrook-vintage-triple-double-gives-kings-win">Russell Westbrook has never been one to campaign</a> for his legacy. He doesn’t need to. The box score, the longevity, the nightly impact, they speak loudly enough. And on Wednesday night in Sacramento, they echoed again.</p><p>Westbrook recorded <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810036" rel="noopener">23 points</a>, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Sacramento Kings’ 121-116 win over the Golden State Warriors, marking the 204th triple-double of his career and his first as a King. It was yet another chapter in one of the most dominant statistical resumes in NBA history.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russ let the numbers speak for themself when asked when he believes he became the greatest rebounding guard of all-time <a href="https://t.co/eLDwbktbHc">pic.twitter.com/eLDwbktbHc</a></p><p>— Chris Watkins (@ChrisMWatkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMWatkins/status/1986314652834517107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>When asked postgame when he believed he became the greatest rebounding guard in NBA history, Westbrook didn’t offer a label, a claim, or a debate.</p><p>He just smiled and nodded while the reporters were telling him his records. And the numbers do. They’re louder than any argument: Most triple-doubles in NBA history: 204. Most rebounds by a guard in league history and multiple seasons averaging double-digit rebounds</p><p>But beyond the triple-double milestone, it was the rebounding, particularly for a 6’3” guard, that carried the night.</p><p>For years, Westbrook has shattered conventional positional logic. Guards are supposed to track shooters, chase passing lanes, and push pace. Westbrook, however, has owned the glass like a power forward.</p><p>With 16 rebounds against Golden State, he again showcased both the anticipation and sheer physical force that have made him the league’s most productive rebounding guard, ever.</p><p>This latest performance came in a game in which<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-stephen-curry-out-zach-lavine-domantas-sabonis-also-injury-report"> Sacramento was severely shorthanded,</a> missing Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and Keegan Murray. With their frontcourt star out, Westbrook took on a larger rebounding burden and dominated it.</p><p>Time and again, he crashed the paint, fought through contact, and ripped down boards that kept the Kings in control of pace and flow.</p><p>“Every night is a dogfight,” Westbrook said. “If we knuckle up and compete at a high level, that’s something I want to bring.”</p><p>At 36 years old, in his 18th NBA season, on his seventh team, on a minimum contract, Westbrook is still setting the tone, not with words, not with nostalgia, but with production.</p><p>The numbers are still talking. And they’re still loud.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.1	6.9	6.5	0.2	1.1

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
14.1	6.9	6.5	0.2	1.1

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