https://www.nba.com/news/russell-westbrook-retires-nba-after-18-seasons
Today is August 12 which can be written 12/8 like 128.Westbrook = 128.
His retirement comes 261 days after Oscar Robertson's birthday.
Russell Westbrook III = 261.
There is a 209 thing with Russell Westbrook.
Notice he averaged 20.9 points per game and had 209 total triple doubles in his career.
Also, Michael B. Jordan narrated his retirement video. His birthday is February 9 or 2/09.
His retirement comes at age 37. His last season was with the Sacramento Kings where he wore 18 as a player and ended his career after 18 seasons.
Sacramento = 37; Los Angeles = 37.
Khelcey Barrs III (KB3) was Westbrook's childhood friend and high-school teammate. Barrs died in 2004 at age 16 after collapsing during a pickup basketball game. Westbrook has continued to honor him throughout his career. He died 181 days after Westbrook's birthday the 42nd prime number.
Russell Westbrook’s tribute to Nipsey Hussle happened on April 2, 2019, just two days after Nipsey was killed. Westbrook honored Nipsey in several ways: He wore a Crenshaw T-shirt from Nipsey’s Marathon clothing brand when he arrived at the Oklahoma City Thunder arena. Before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Westbrook was listening to Nipsey’s song “Grinding All My Life.” Then he put together one of the most extraordinary statistical games in NBA history: 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 21 assists. That made Westbrook only the second player in NBA history to record a 20-20-20 game, joining Wilt Chamberlain. After grabbing his 20th rebound, Westbrook emphatically yelled “That’s for Nipsey!” Westbrook later explained that the performance wasn't really about himself—it was for his friend Nipsey. The interesting part The final stat line was 20 PTS / 20 REB / 21 AST, so people sometimes refer to it as a “20-20-20” game, even though he actually had 21 assists. And there is an important personal connection: both Westbrook and Nipsey were born and raised in Los Angeles, making the tribute particularly meaningful.
Let's not forget his 42 triple doubles in a single season.
Russell Westbrook had 42 triple-doubles during the 2016–17 NBA regular season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. 42 triple-doubles — an NBA single-season record at the time. He broke Oscar Robertson's record of 41, which had stood since 1961–62. Westbrook averaged 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists that season. He won the 2017 NBA MVP. He recorded the 42nd triple-double on April 9, 2017, against the Denver Nuggets, finishing with 50 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists, including the game-winning 3-pointer.
