Russell Westbrook Shuts Down Reporter Asking About His Future Following Denver Nuggets’ Loss Against Oklahoma City Thunder
The wait is not over yet. Russell Westbrook, Mr. Triple-Double, is still waiting for his first NBA title after 17 seasons in the league. The star with an incredible career in the league won accolades, including the MVP award, All-Star selections and All-Star MVP award, yet the one that eluded him was the NBA title. And with his Denver Nuggets team losing game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 2008 draft class member will have too many questions in his mind. A reporter tried to get an answer for one of them and was shot down by Russ.
When Westbrook signed with the Nuggets, he had a player option for the next season. The security that allowed the vet to run it back with the franchise. According to a post by Vinny Benedetto, the reporter asked Westbrook, “Have you made a decision on your player option for next season?”
Westbrook had a dramatic and yet cold answer to the question. Russ: Looks at watch… “What are you wearing tomorrow?” When the reporter answered, “I don’t know.” The 36-year-old ‘dittoed’ the answer, saying “Exactly.” And he walks off. This leaves many fans wondering what Russ will choose in the offseason. Come next season, Westbrook has a player option in his contract with the Nuggets. He signed a two-year, $6,772,731 contract.
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Was Denver Nuggets Russell Westbrook’s Best Chance?
Westbrook signed with the Nuggets in the 2024-25 season, hoping to win his first NBA title. With Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray on the team, Westbrook believed the Nuggets had it all to come up big. HE tried multiple super-teams, with Durant at OKC, James Harden at Rockets, LeBron James at Lakers, Paul George- Kawhi at Clippers and with Bradley Beal at the Wizards, but every time he fell short of the title shot, making it to the finals in his early days with the OKC in 2012.
Nuggets were a very attractive option, though, with Jokic’s game surrounded by Murray, Aaron Gordon and MPJ; Westbrook had the championship roster. Sadly, Russ himself didn’t come up big, exiting in the Western Conference semis after an 89-125 loss to OKC. Although he had flashes of his young self on a few occasions, the limited impact didn’t help the 2023 champs to close out the series. Westbrook in the Western semis had 34.8% FG% and shot 21.9% from the 3-point line. Now, he has the option to make, and fans will be hoping to get the answer in the coming days.
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