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Westbrook retires from NBA after 18 seasons
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Russell Westbrook, who played 18 NBA seasons with seven teams, announced his retirement on social media on Wednesday. Westbrook, who was the No. 4 pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, had career averages of 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. Westbrook holds the NBA record for most career triple-doubles with 209.
Russell Westbrook, who played 18 NBA seasons with seven teams, announced his retirement on social media on Wednesday.
Westbrook, who was the No. 4 pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, had career averages of 20.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game.
Westbrook holds the NBA record for most career triple-doubles with 209. He has held the league record since 2021 when he recorded his 182nd triple-double to surpass Oscar Robertson's long-standing mark of 181, which had stood since 1974.
Westbrook spent the bulk of his career -- 11 seasons -- with the Oklahoma City Thunder where he was the 2017 MVP. Westbrook teamed with Kevin Durant and James Harden to lead the Thunder a Western Conference title in 2012 before losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.